Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Performance of Employees in Tertiary Institutions: The Mediating Role of Work Motivation

Relation entre l'intelligence émotionnelle et la performance des employés dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur: le rôle médiateur de la motivation au travail

Oluleye Seun Ogunmola (), Roland Ohiozokhai Eguabor (), Daniel Adigwe Ogbechi (), Chinaedum Daniel Ogbechi (), Henry Chiedu Halim and Anass Hmadelneel Adow
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Oluleye Seun Ogunmola: Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Roland Ohiozokhai Eguabor: Sheffield Hallam University
Daniel Adigwe Ogbechi: Hallmark University, Ijebu-Ode
Chinaedum Daniel Ogbechi: University of Lagos
Henry Chiedu Halim: Delta State University
Anass Hmadelneel Adow: PSAU - Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University

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Abstract: Emotional intelligence is an important concept in organisational psychology that plays a significant role in the performance of employees. Despite this, empirical investigation on the mediating role of work motivation in the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance is under-researched. Hence, this study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance with the introduction of work motivation as a mediating variable. The descriptive survey involved a heterogeneous sample of 370 non-academic staff from selected tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The relationship between EI and performance was tested using multiple linear regression, while the mediation model was analysed through the Hayes bootstrapping method in SPSS version 25. Findings from the study suggested self-emotion appraisal and regulation of emotion as statistically significant predictors of job performance. Work motivation was found to partially mediate the relationship between EI and job performance among the sample.

Keywords: Hayes mediation; Intrinsic motivation; Extrinsic motivation; Emotional intelligence; Job performance; Employee performance; Work motivation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-07
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Published in Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 2024, 24 (6), pp.147-163. ⟨10.9734/AJEBA/2024/v24i61349⟩

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DOI: 10.9734/AJEBA/2024/v24i61349

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