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Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making
UPDATED APRIL 2015
Brown, C., George-Curran, R., & Smith, M. L. (2003). The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Career Commitment and Decision-Making Process. Journal of Career Assessment, 11(4), 379-392. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072703255834
Carmeli, A., McKay, A. S., & Kaufman, J. C. (2014). Emotional intelligence and creativity: The mediating role of generosity and vigor. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 48(4), 290-309. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jocb.53
Coetzee, M., & Harry, N. (2014). Emotional intelligence as a predictor of employees' career adaptability. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 84(1), 90-97. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.09.001
Di Fabio, A., & Kenny, M. E. (2011). Promoting emotional intelligence and career decision making among Italian high school students. Journal of Career Assessment, 19(1), 21-34. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072710382530
Di Fabio, A., Palazzeschi, L., Asulin-Peretz, L., & Gati, I. (2013). Career indecision versus indecisiveness: Associations with personality traits and emotional intelligence. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(1), 42-56. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072712454698
Emmerling, R. J., & Cherniss, C. (2003). Emotional Intelligence and the Career Choice Process. Journal of Career Assessment, 11(2), 153-167. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072703011002003
Fallon, C. K., Panganiban, A. R., Wohleber, R., Matthews, G., Kustubayeva, A. M., & Roberts, R. (2014). Emotional intelligence, cognitive ability and information search in tactical decision-making. Personality and Individual Differences, 65, 24-29. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.029
Fernandez-Berrocal, P., Extremera, N., Lopes, P. N., & Ruiz-Aranda, D. (2014). When to cooperate and when to compete: Emotional intelligence in interpersonal decision-making. Journal of Research in Personality, 49, 21-24. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.12.005
Fu, W. (2014). The impact of emotional intelligence, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction on ethical behavior of Chinese employees. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(1), 137-144. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1763-6
Hammond, M. S., Lockman, J. D., & Boling, T. (2010). A test of the tripartite model of career indecision of Brown and Krane for African Americans incorporating emotional intelligence and positive affect. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(2), 161-176. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072709354201
Hess, J. D., & Bacigalupo, A. C. (2011). Enhancing decisions and decision-making processes through the application of emotional intelligence skills. Management Decision, 49(5), 710-721. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251741111130805
Holian, R. (2006). Management decision making, ethical issues and "emotional" intelligence. Management Decision, 44(8), 1122-1138. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740610690658
Jiang, Z. (2014). Emotional intelligence and career decision-making self-efficacy: National and gender differences. Journal of Employment Counseling, 51(3), 112-124. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1920.2014.00046.x
Kafetsios, K., Maridaki-Kassotaki, A., Zammuner, V. L., Zampetakis, L. A., & Vouzas, F. (2009). Emotional intelligence abilities and traits in different career paths. Journal of Career Assessment, 17(4), 367-383. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072709334233
Koven, N. S. (2011). Specificity of meta-emotion effects on moral decision-making. Emotion, 11(5), 1255-1261. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0025616
Krishnakumar, S., & Rymph, D. (2012). Uncomfortable ethical decisions: The role of negative emotions and emotional intelligence in ethical decision-making. Journal of Managerial Issues, 24(3), 321-344.
Liu, Y., Peng, K., & Wong, C.-S. (2014). Career maturity and job attainment: The moderating roles of emotional intelligence and social vocational interest. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 14(3), 293-307. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9271-5
Morrison, T. (2007). Emotional intelligence, emotion and social work: Context, characteristics, complications and contribution. British Journal of Social Work, 37(2), 245-263. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcl016
Muramatsu, R., & Hanoch, Y. (2005). Emotions as a mechanism for boundedly rational agents: The fast and frugal way. Journal of Economic Psychology, 26(2), 201-221. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2004.03.001
Parke, M. R., Seo, M.-G., & Sherf, E. N. (2014). Regulating and Facilitating: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Maintaining and Using Positive Affect for Creativity. Journal of Applied Psychology Dec(Pagination), No Pagination Specified. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038452
Puffer, K. A. (2011). Emotional intelligence as a salient predictor for collegians' career decision making. Journal of Career Assessment, 19(2), 130-150.
Sayegha, L., Anthony, W. P., & Perrewé, P. L. (2004). Managerial decision-making under crisis: The role of emotion in an intuitive decision process. [Article]. Human Resource Management Review, 14(2), 179-200. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2004.05.002
Sevdalis, N., Petrides, K., & Harvey, N. (2007). Trait emotional intelligence and decision-related emotions. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(7), 1347-1358. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.012
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Yip, J. A., & Cote, S. (2013). The emotionally intelligent decision maker: Emotion-understanding ability reduces the effect of incidental anxiety on risk taking. Psychological Science, 24(1), 48-55. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612450031
News and Events
Check out our new EVENTS section to find out about the latest conferences and training opportunities involving members of the EI Consortium.
NEW Doctoral Program in Organizational Psychology
Rutgers University - Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is now offering a doctoral program in Organizational Psychology and is accepting applications for students. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations is headquartered within Rutgers, providing students the opportunity to conduct research and collaborate with leading experts in the field of emotional intelligence. Click here for additional information.
NEW Research Fellowship
think2perform Research Institute’s Research Fellowship program invites proposals from doctoral candidates, post-docs and junior faculty pursuing self-defined research focused on moral intelligence, purpose, and/or emotional intelligence. Click here for more information.
Listen to Consortium member Chuck Wolfe interview some of the thought leaders in emotional intelligence.
Harvard Alumni Panel - Why is interest in Emotional Intelligence Soaring?
Consortium member Chuck Wolfe hosts a panel of world class leaders in the field of emotional intelligence (EI) to talk about why interest in EI is soaring. Panel members include EI Consortium members Dr. Richard Boyatzis, Dr. Cary Cherniss and Dr. Helen Riess. Click here to view the panel discussion.
Interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss and Dr. Cornelia Roche
Host, Chuck Wolfe interviews Drs. Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche about their new book Leading with Feeling: Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership. The authors share powerful stories of cases involving outstanding leaders using strategies that can be learned that demonstrate effective use of emotional intelligence. Click here to see the interview.
Interview with Dr. Rick Aberman
See Chuck Wolfe interview Consortium member and sports psychologist Dr. Rick Aberman on peak performance and dealing with the pandemic. The interview is filled with insights, humorous anecdotes, and strategies for achieving peak performance in athletics and in life. Click here to see the interview.
Interview with Dr. David Caruso
Chuck Wolfe interviews Consortium member David Caruso talking about their work together, the ability model of emotional intelligence, and insights into how to use emotional intelligence to address staying emotionally and mentally healthy during times of crisis and uncertainty. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Richard Boyazis
How can you help someone to change? Richard Boyatzis is an expert in multiple areas including emotional intelligence. Richard and his coauthors, Melvin Smith, and Ellen Van Oosten, have discovered that helping people connect to their positive vision of themselves or an inspiring dream or goal they've long held is key to creating changes that last. In their book Helping People Change the authors share real stories and research that shows choosing a compassionate over a compliance coaching approach is a far more engaging and successful way to Helping People Change. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Marc Brackett
Marc Brackett, Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, has written a wonderful book about feelings. I worked with Marc when he was first crafting his world class social and emotional learning program, RULER. Our interview highlights how Marc has achieved his own and his Uncle's vision for encouraging each of us to understand and manage our feelings. My conversation with Marc is inspiring, humorous, and engaging at times. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Helen Riess
Helen Riess is a world class expert on empathy. She is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Empathy and Relational Science Program at Mass General Hospital. Helen discusses her new book and shares insights, learnings and techniques such as the powerful seven-step process for understanding and increasing empathy. She relates information and cases whereby she uses empathy to make a meaningful difference in areas such as parenting and leading. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Maurice Elias
The show is about the Joys and Oys of Parenting, a book written by a respected colleague, Dr. Maurice Elias, an expert in parenting and emotional and social intelligence. Dr. Elias wrote a book tying Judaism and emotional intelligence together to help parents with the challenging, compelling task of raising emotionally healthy children. And while there are fascinating links to Judaism the book is really for everybody. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Geetu Bharwaney
Challenges abound and life is stressful for many. So how do we cope? Chuck Wolfe interviews Geetu Bharwaney about her book, Emotional Resilience. Geetu offers research, insights, and most importantly practical tips for helping people bounce back from adversity. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Daniel Goleman
Listen to an interview by with Dr. Goleman on his new book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. In the book Dan helps readers to understand the importance and power of the ability to focus one's attention, will power, and cognitive control in creating life success. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. John Mayer
How Personal Intelligence Shapes Our Lives: A Conversation with John D. Mayer. From picking a life partner, to choosing a career, Jack explains how personal intelligence has a major impact on our ability to make successful decisions. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss
Click HERE to listen to an interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss co-chair of the EI Consortium. Dr. Cherniss discusses the issue of emotional intelligence and workplace burnout.
Interview with Dr. Marc Brackett
Click HERE to listen to an interview with Dr. Marc Brackett, the newly appointed leader of the Center of Emotional Intelligence which will begin operation at Yale University in April, 2013. In this interview Dr. Brackett shares his vision for the new center.
