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An Exploration of Emotional Intelligence of Doctors:An Empirical Study


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In human resource management, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is gaining importance because of its multiple benefits in the workplace. Emotionally intelligent employees are able to manage better emotional work environment. With this view, the present study aims to explore the EI level of doctors of West Bengal. The data are analyzed through Mean, Pearson correlation and Annova. Findings of the study reveal that doctors have high medium level of EI; none of the demographic variables studied in the study related to EI and social awareness is the mostimportant component of doctors EI. Proper training and education programme may help doctors to increase their EI level which will help to improve relation with co-workers, patients, and superior authority.

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Doctors, Emotion, Intelligence, Relation and Workplace.
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Mamata Prasad
University B.T & Evening College, Cooch Behar, India

Abstract


In human resource management, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is gaining importance because of its multiple benefits in the workplace. Emotionally intelligent employees are able to manage better emotional work environment. With this view, the present study aims to explore the EI level of doctors of West Bengal. The data are analyzed through Mean, Pearson correlation and Annova. Findings of the study reveal that doctors have high medium level of EI; none of the demographic variables studied in the study related to EI and social awareness is the mostimportant component of doctors EI. Proper training and education programme may help doctors to increase their EI level which will help to improve relation with co-workers, patients, and superior authority.

Keywords


Doctors, Emotion, Intelligence, Relation and Workplace.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22552/jijmr%2F2017%2Fv3%2Fi2%2F162945