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Are Innovative Managers Emotionally Intelligent?


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2 Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited 801, Paritosh, Usmanpura Ahmedabad- 380013
     

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With the increasing competition, it is imperative for organizations to bring about managerial innovation and focus on managerial effectiveness. Studies indicate that only 27% of success at work is contributed by an employees Intelligence Quotient, the rest of it being contributed by Emotional Intelligence. This paper attempts to study the role of Emotional Intelligence in Managerial Innovation and Effectiveness. The results of the study indicate a positive correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Innovation and Managerial Effectiveness implying thereby that Emotional Intelligence should be an integral part of an organizations recruitment and developmental process.

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Managerial Innovations, Managerial Effectiveness, Intelligence Quotient, Emotional Intelligence
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Authors

S. Yuvaraj
SAP - HR Functional Consultant Comdata Consulting Inc Princeton, NJ 08540
Nivedita Srivastava
Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited 801, Paritosh, Usmanpura Ahmedabad- 380013

Abstract


With the increasing competition, it is imperative for organizations to bring about managerial innovation and focus on managerial effectiveness. Studies indicate that only 27% of success at work is contributed by an employees Intelligence Quotient, the rest of it being contributed by Emotional Intelligence. This paper attempts to study the role of Emotional Intelligence in Managerial Innovation and Effectiveness. The results of the study indicate a positive correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Innovation and Managerial Effectiveness implying thereby that Emotional Intelligence should be an integral part of an organizations recruitment and developmental process.

Keywords


Managerial Innovations, Managerial Effectiveness, Intelligence Quotient, Emotional Intelligence

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