The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Managerial Involvement: An Empirical Study In Istanbul

S.Burcu Avcı, Erkut Altındag and Pelin Sahin Yarbag
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S.Burcu Avcı: Institute of Social Sciences, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey
Erkut Altındag: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey
Pelin Sahin Yarbag: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2014, vol. 3, issue 2, 86-104

Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the emotional intelligence levels and job satisfaction of the managers and to carry out a research in this sense. In the research, the relationship of emotional intelligence abilities in managers with their own job satisfaction was analyzed. The main population of the study included the managers in different grades of small, medium, and large scale entities from different sectors in Istanbul. The basic purpose of the study was to reveal the relationship between the emotional intelligence dimensions the managers had and their own job satisfaction. In this sense, it was analyzed the effect of emotional intelligence abilities managers had upon their own job satisfaction, and whether there was a relationship between them or not. The field research was carried out with reference to the theoretical framework revealed after the literature review. In the methodology section of the study, the findings related to the research and the interpretations were included with the analyses. It was revealed depending upon the correlation and regression analyses performed within the scope of the research that interpersonal relationships factor had an effect upon the job satisfaction.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Job Satisfaction; Manager Skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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