. Hasan Abolghasem Gorgi; . Ahmad Ahmadi; . Hosein Shabaninejad; . Ali Tahmasbi; . Ahmad Baratimarnani; . Gholamhossein Mehralian
Volume 5, Issue 4 , August 2015, , Pages 1-4
Abstract
Context: Most of the studies show that emotional intelligence (EI) is an important factor foreffective leadership and team performance in organizations. Aims: This research paper aimsto ...
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Context: Most of the studies show that emotional intelligence (EI) is an important factor foreffective leadership and team performance in organizations. Aims: This research paper aimsto provide an exploratory analysis of EI in the hospitals managers located in Tehran, andexamine its relation to their performance. Settings and Design: The present research was ananalytical and cross‑sectional study. Setting of the study was hospitals located in Tehran, Iran.Subjects and Methods: We conducted a cross‑sectional study from a matched sample of120 managers and 360 subordinates in hospitals located in Tehran. Cyberia shrink EI measurewas used for assessing the EI of the participants. Moreover, a management performanceQuestionnaire is specifically developed for the present study. The total of 480 questionnairesanalyzed throughout Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Mann–Whitney, and Kruskal–Wallis tests in SPSS.Results: The findings suggested a poor EI among hospital managers. As for EI subscales,social skills and self‑motivation were in the highest and lowest levels respectively. Moreover,the results indicated that EI increases with experience. The results also showed there isno significant relationship between the components of EI and the performance of hospitalmanagers. Conclusions: Present research indicated that higher levels of EI did not necessarilylead to better performance in hospital managers.