The impact of emotional intelligence on employee performance and employee engagement: mediating role of job satisfaction Online publication date: Fri, 30-Aug-2019
by Shumaila Naz; Cai Li; Hira Salah Ud Din Khan; Muhammad Rafiq
Middle East J. of Management (MEJM), Vol. 6, No. 5, 2019
Abstract: The aim of the study was to explore the impact of emotional intelligence on employee engagement, employee performance. It also investigated the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship of emotional intelligence-employee engagement, and emotional intelligence-employee performance. Data was obtained from 233 employees working in manufacturing sector of the Lahore, Pakistan using convenience sampling through self-administered survey. Theories of ability model of emotional intelligence, affective events theory, and conservation of resources COR theory was underpinned to support proposed research model. Convergent validity of studied variables and relationships were measured through measurement model and structural model of PLS-SEM respectively. The findings revealed that emotional intelligence is significantly and positively associated with employee performance and engagement directly and indirectly through job satisfaction.
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