Managers' Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Climate

Abstract

Managers' emotional intelligence has an important effect on organizational climate. Studies show that more than seventy persent of employee's perception about organizational climate is directly linked to managers' leadership style which is in turn affected by their emotional intelligence and behavior. The aim of this study is to examine the relation between managers' emotional intelligence and organizational climate they create. A sample of thirty managers from a private car manufacturing firm were randomly selected and a survey questionnaire was conducted covering one hundred individuals;the managers, their superiors, peers and subordinates. The finding of this study show that there is a positive correlation between managers' emotional intelligence and organizational climate. Among emotional intelligence' factors, social awareness and self awareness have more influence on organizational climate and among organizational climate's factors credibility is more influenced by the managers' emotional intelligence.

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Mohammad Ali Babaee Nona Momeni (2006). Managers' Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Climate. volume 1 (Number 2), 35-62 محمدعلی بابایی زکلیکی نونا مومنی (1385). پژوهشی درباره رابطه هوش عاطفی مدیران و جو سازمانی. سال 1 (شماره 2), 35-62