Title: The association of emotional intelligence with academic performance and student employability: a reflection of higher education

Authors: Manisha Seth; Athar Mahmood; Ajay Jha; Vimal Kumar

Addresses: Department of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, UP, 226010, India ' Department of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, UP, 226010, India ' Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, UP, 226010, India ' Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Wufeng, Taichung 41349, Taiwan

Abstract: Several studies have been done to explain emotional intelligence (EI) among students but there is no consensus on its impact on academic performance (AP) and employability. The purpose of the present study is to ascertain the nature of relationships that exists between EI, AP, and the employability of students pursuing higher education. A total of 164 students from various institutes in India took the EI test, and their AP scores and placement performance details were also obtained. The findings depict EI has a significant impact on students' AP and affects their employability measured in terms of their performance in the placement process. AP has been found to have a significant correlation with the performance of students in the initial phase of the placement process. The findings can be useful in designing placement centric curriculum for management students and giving EI a proper place so that students, prospective employees, and organisations can gain.

Keywords: academic performance; emotional intelligence; placement performance; student employability; job placement; mediation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2024.138961

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2024 Vol.20 No.3, pp.287 - 301

Received: 28 Mar 2023
Accepted: 04 Jun 2023
Published online: 05 Jun 2024 *

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