Revisiting the emotional intelligence and transformational leadership debate: (How) does emotional intelligence matter to effective leadership?

• Published in: SA Journal of Human Resource Management Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. e1 - e13
• Main Authors: Görgens-Ekermans, Gina, Roux, Chene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tygervalley African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2021; AOSIS (Pty) Ltd; AOSIS
• Subjects: Campaign debates; Emotional intelligence; Emotions; Employees; Human resource management; Hypotheses; Job satisfaction; Leadership; organisational commitment; perceived supervisor support; Self awareness; Social skills; Transformational leadership

Orientation: Empirical evidence supports the notion that emotional intelligence (EI) and transformational leadership (TFL) are related and confirms the positive effect of this leadership style on follower attitudes and performance. However, more insight is needed into the nomological net of variable...