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Thriving at Work:A Conceptual Examination of the Role of Emotional Social Competence (ESC) among Indian Managers


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Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been often studied in the Indian management context. While the earlier studies on EI and leadership in India have focused more on performance aspects and leadership style, this study explores it as an integrated construct focusing not only on EI but also on the Social Intelligence (SI) required in an interpersonal context. This study adopts the integrated framework of Emotional Social Competence (ESC) to explore the role it plays in the manager’s own thriving at work. The purpose of this study is to understand the influence and impact of ESC on the leaders’ individual outcomes like thriving at work. A conceptual framework has been developed and propositions formulated to empirically evaluate the relationships between components of ESC and its influence on thriving of Indian managers, while taking into account the possible moderating role of Locus of Control (LoC) and Team Climate. The review of literature identifies the gaps in exploring the phenomenon of thriving at work in India in the context of ESC.

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Emotional Intelligence (EI), Emotional Social Competence (ESC), Locus of Control (LoC), Team Climate, Thriving at Work.
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Authors

Abha Bhartia
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Sardar Patel Road, Chennai 600036, India
V. Vijayalakshmi
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Sardar Patel Road, Chennai 600036, India

Abstract


Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been often studied in the Indian management context. While the earlier studies on EI and leadership in India have focused more on performance aspects and leadership style, this study explores it as an integrated construct focusing not only on EI but also on the Social Intelligence (SI) required in an interpersonal context. This study adopts the integrated framework of Emotional Social Competence (ESC) to explore the role it plays in the manager’s own thriving at work. The purpose of this study is to understand the influence and impact of ESC on the leaders’ individual outcomes like thriving at work. A conceptual framework has been developed and propositions formulated to empirically evaluate the relationships between components of ESC and its influence on thriving of Indian managers, while taking into account the possible moderating role of Locus of Control (LoC) and Team Climate. The review of literature identifies the gaps in exploring the phenomenon of thriving at work in India in the context of ESC.

Keywords


Emotional Intelligence (EI), Emotional Social Competence (ESC), Locus of Control (LoC), Team Climate, Thriving at Work.

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