INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is considered an important determinant of job performances, leadership skills development and efficiency of the teamwork. Many authors stated that there are differences between female and male emotional competences. The aim of the present paper is to explore the correlati...

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Published inThe International Conference "The Risk in Contemporary Economy" ("Dunarea de Jos" University. Faculty of Economics) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 237 - 243
Main Authors Sofia DAVID, Edit LUKACS, Alexandru CAPATINA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 01.06.2014
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Summary:Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is considered an important determinant of job performances, leadership skills development and efficiency of the teamwork. Many authors stated that there are differences between female and male emotional competences. The aim of the present paper is to explore the correlations between the gender, considered as independent variable, and the EQ competences, as dependent variables, clustered in four EQ analysis domains: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. The study was based on an empirical research undertaken on a representative sample of 80 managers from different hierarchical levels in Romanian software development companies. The research methodology involved a design of a conceptual framework, based on four hypotheses, tested by means of Pearson chi-square. The research results emphasize a cultural specific context and some suggestions for future research are provided.
ISSN:2067-0532
2344-5386