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Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance
UPDATED APRIL 2015
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Ahmetoglu, G., Leutner, F., & Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2011). EQ-nomics: Understanding the relationship between individual differences in trait emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(8), 1028-1033. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.016
Akhtar, R., Boustani, L., Tsivrikos, D., & Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2015). The engageable personality: Personality and trait EI as predictors of work engagement. Personality and Individual Differences, 73, 44-49. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.040
Ali, O. E. A., Garner, I., & Magadley, W. (2012). An exploration of the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance in police organizations. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 27(1), 1-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-011-9088-9
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Bostjancic, E. (2010). Personality, job satisfaction, and performance of Slovenian managers--How big is the role of emotional intelligence in this? Studia Psychologica, 52(3), 207-218.
Boyatzis, R., Brizz, T., & Godwin, L. (2011). The effect of religious leaders' emotional and social competencies on improving Parish Vibrancy. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 18(2), 192-206. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1548051810369676
Boyatzis, R. E. (2006). Using tipping points of emotional intelligence and cognitive competencies to predict financial performance of leaders. Psicothema, 18(Suppl), 124-131.
Boyatzis, R. E., Good, D., & Massa, R. (2012). Emotional, social, and cognitive intelligence and personality as predictors of sales leadership performance. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 19(2), 191-201. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1548051811435793
Boyatzis, R. E., & Ratti, F. (2009). Emotional, social and cognitive intelligence competencies distinguishing effective Italian managers and leaders in a private company and cooperatives. Journal of Management Development, 28(9), 821-838. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02621710910987674
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Carmeli, A., & Josman, Z. E. (2006). The Relationship Among Emotional Intelligence, Task Performance, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors. Human Performance, 19(4), 403-419. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327043hup1904_5
Cavazotte, F., Moreno, V., & Hickmann, M. (2012). Effects of leader intelligence, personality and emotional intelligence on transformational leadership and managerial performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 23(3), 443-455. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.10.003
Chan, K.-Y., Uy, M. A., Chernyshenko, O. S., Ho, M.-H. R., & Sam, Y.-L. (2015). Personality and entrepreneurial, professional and leadership motivations. Personality and Individual Differences, 77, 161-166.
Chi, N.-W., Grandey, A. A., Diamond, J. A., & Krimmel, K. R. Want a Tip? (2011). Service Performance as a Function of Emotion Regulation and Extraversion. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(6), 1337-1346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022884
Coetzee, M., & Harry, N. (2013). Emotional intelligence as a predictor of employees' career adaptability. Journal of Vocational Behavior Sep(Pagination), No Pagination Specified. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.09.001
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
Cote, S., Gyurak, A., & Levenson, R. W. (2010). The ability to regulate emotion is associated with greater well-being, income, and socioeconomic status. Emotion, 10(6), 923-933. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021156
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Day, A. L., & Carroll, S. A. (2004). Using an ability-based measure of emotional intelligence to predict individual performance, group performance, and group citizenship behaviours. Personality and Individual Differences, 36(6), 1443-1458. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869%2803%2900240-X
De Clercq, D., Bouckenooghe, D., Raja, U., & Matsyborska, G. (2014). Unpacking the goal congruence-organizational deviance relationship: The roles of work engagement and emotional intelligence. Journal of Business Ethics, 124(4), 695-711. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1902-0
de Haro Garcia, J. M., & Costa, J. L. C. (2014). Does trait emotional intelligence predict unique variance in early career success beyond IQ and personality? Journal of Career Assessment, 22(4), 715-725. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072713515971
Elfenbein, H. A., & Ambady, N. (2002). Predicting workplace outcomes from the ability to eavesdrop on feelings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(5), 963-971. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.963
Emmerling, R. J., & Boyatzis, R. E. (2012). Emotional and social intelligence competencies: Cross cultural implications. Cross Cultural Management, 19(1), 4-18. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527601211195592
Farh, C. I., Seo, M.-G., & Tesluk, P. E. (2012). Emotional intelligence, teamwork effectiveness, and job performance: The moderating role of job context. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(4), 890-900. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027377
Ghizdareanu, E. (2014). Cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence: Implications in work performance. Revista de Psihologie, 60(2), 1-10.
Goldberg, L. S., & Grandey, A. A. (2007). Display Rules Versus Display Autonomy: Emotion Regulation, Emotional Exhaustion, and Task Performance in a Call Center Simulation. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12(3), 301-318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-8998.12.3.301
Gooty, J., Gavin, M. B., Ashkanasy, N. M., & Thomas, J. S. (2014). The wisdom of letting go and performance: The moderating role of emotional intelligence and discrete emotions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 87(2), 392-413. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joop.12053
Greenidge, D., Devonish, D., & Alleyne, P. (2014). The relationship between ability-based emotional intelligence and contextual performance and counterproductive work behaviors: A test of the mediating effects of job satisfaction. Human Performance, 27(3), 225-242. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2014.913591
Grieve, R., & Mahar, D. (2010). The role of fluid and emotional intelligence in malingering. Australian Journal of Psychology, 62(2), 103-111. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530903032836
Gunsel, A., & Acikgoz, A. (2013). The effects of team flexibility and emotional intelligence on software development performance. Group Decision and Negotiation, 22(2), 359-377. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10726-011-9270-6
Harris, D. J., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Kaufman, J. C. (2013). The effect of emotional intelligence and task type on malevolent creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7(3), 237-244. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032139
Higgs, M. (2004). A study of the relationship between emotional intelligence and performance in UK call centres. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 19(4), 442-454. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683940410537972
Howe, J., Falkenbach, D., & Massey, C. (2014). The relationship among psychopathy, emotional intelligence, and professional success in finance. The International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 13(4), 337-347. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2014.951103
Iliescu, D., Ilie, A., Ispas, D., & Ion, A. (2012). Emotional intelligence in personnel selection: Applicant reactions, criterion, and incremental validity. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 20(3), 347-358. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2389.2012.00605.x
Ivcevic, Z., Brackett, M. A., & Mayer, J. D. (2007). Emotional intelligence and emotional creativity. Journal of Personality, 75(2), 199-235. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00437.x
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Jordan, P. J., & Troth, A. (2011). Emotional intelligence and leader member exchange: The relationship with employee turnover intentions and job satisfaction. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 32(3), 260-280. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437731111123915
Joseph, D. L., Jin, J., Newman, D. A., & O'Boyle, E. H. (2015). Why does self-reported emotional intelligence predict job performance? A meta-analytic investigation of mixed EI. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(2), 298-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0037681
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Kidwell, B., Hardesty, D. M., Murtha, B. R., & Sheng, S. (2011). Emotional intelligence in marketing exchanges. Journal of Marketing, 75(1), 78-95.
Kluemper, D. H., DeGroot, T., & Choi, S. (2013). Emotion management ability: Predicting task performance, citizenship, and deviance. Journal of Management, 39(4), 878-905. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206311407326
Laborde, S., Lautenbach, F., Allen, M. S., Herbert, C., & Achtzehn, S. (2013). The role of trait emotional intelligence in emotion regulation and performance under pressure. Personality and Individual Differences Oct(Pagination), No Pagination Specified. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.013
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Lam, L. T., & Kirby, S. L. (2002). Is Emotional Intelligence an Advantage? An Exploration of the Impact of Emotional and General Intelligence on Individual Performance. [Article]. Journal of Social Psychology, 142(1), 133-143.
Lane, A. M., Thelwell, R., & Devonport, T. J. (2009). Emotional intelligence and mood states associated with optimal performance. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 5(1), 67-73.
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Lopes, P. N., Grewal, D., Kadis, J., Gall, M., & Salovey, P. (2006). Evidence that emotional intelligence is related to job performance and affect and attitudes at work. Psicothema, 18(Suppl), 132-138.
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Moon, T. W., & Hur, W.-M. (2011). Emotional intelligence, emotional exhaustion, and job performance. Social Behavior and Personality, 39(8), 1087-1096. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2011.39.8.1087
Nafukho, F. M. (2009). Emotional intelligence and performance: Need for additional empirical evidence. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 11(6), 671-689. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1523422309360838
O'Boyle, E. H., Jr., Humphrey, R. H., Pollack, J. M., Hawver, T. H., & Story, P. A. (2011). The relation between emotional intelligence and job performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32(5), 788-818. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.714
Offermann, L. R., Bailey, J. R., Vasilopoulos, N. L., Seal, C., & Sass, M. (2004). The Relative Contribution of Emotional Competence and Cognitive Ability to Individual and Team Performance. Human Performance, 17(2), 219-243. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327043hup1702_5
Ono, M., Sachau, D. A., Deal, W. P., Englert, D. R., & Taylor, M. D. (2011). Cognitive ability, emotional intelligence, and the big five personality dimensions as predictors of criminal investigator performance. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38(5), 471-491. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854811399406
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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.
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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.