THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON PROJECT OUTCOMES

The main goal of this study is to examine emotional intelligence competencies and Project Outcomes in business companies. In addition, we examine this in a cross-national context that adds external validity to the findings. The research method involved the web questionnaire survey with collected dat...

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Published inTransformations in Business & Economics Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 125
Main Authors Skudiene, Vida, Auruskeviciene, Vilte, Reardon, James, Stangej, Olga
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kaunas Vilnius University, Kaunas Faculty of Humanities 01.01.2011
Subjects
Culture
Emotional intelligence
International comparisons
Organizational behavior
Project management
Studies
Success
Poland
Lithuania
United States > US
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Summary:The main goal of this study is to examine emotional intelligence competencies and Project Outcomes in business companies. In addition, we examine this in a cross-national context that adds external validity to the findings. The research method involved the web questionnaire survey with collected data from 363 respondents coming from Lithuania, Poland and the United States. Across the pooled sample, Functional Success was highly correlated to Emotional Intelligence components of Self Awareness, Emotional Resilience, Intuitiveness, Motivation and Contentiousness but not related to Influence, or Interpersonal Sensitivity. However, these tended to be differential across countries. Several major implications are evident from these results. First, successful managerial styles are differential across countries. Thus a successful manager in one area may be less successful elsewhere. Second, within each country/culture there are characteristics that can be identified that typically led to a more successful project outcome. We find that there are rather unique components that lead to success in different paths. Interestingly, motivation of the manager led to very limited success -- and then only at a basic functional level (e.g., the project was done on time and at budget). [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1648-4460
2538-872X