Antecedents of organizational engagement: exploring vision, mood and perceived organizational support with emotional intelligence as a moderator

As organizational leaders worry about the appalling low percentage of people who feel engaged in their work, academics are trying to understand what causes an increase in engagement. We collected survey data from 231 team members from two organizations. We examined the impact of team members' e...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 5; p. 1322
Main Authors Mahon, Edward G, Taylor, Scott N, Boyatzis, Richard E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.11.2014
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Emotional Intelligence
engagement
individual differences
mood
psychological climate
Psychology
Vision
psychological climate
vision
emotional intelligence
engagement
mood
individual differences
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Summary:As organizational leaders worry about the appalling low percentage of people who feel engaged in their work, academics are trying to understand what causes an increase in engagement. We collected survey data from 231 team members from two organizations. We examined the impact of team members' emotional intelligence (EI) and their perception of shared personal vision, shared positive mood, and perceived organizational support (POS) on the members' degree of organizational engagement. We found shared vision, shared mood, and POS have a direct, positive association with engagement. In addition, shared vision and POS interact with EI to positively influence engagement. Besides highlighting the importance of shared personal vision, positive mood, and POS, our study contributes to the emergent understanding of EI by revealing EI's amplifying effect on shared vision and POS in relation to engagement. We conclude by discussing the research and practical implications of this study.
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This article was submitted to Personality and Social Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
Reviewed by: Sara Bonesso, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy; Ronald H. Humphrey, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Edited by: John M. Zelenski, Carleton University, Canada
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01322