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The Influence Of Emotional Intelligence On Leadership Emergence And Leadership Styles, Grace E. Mccullough
The Influence Of Emotional Intelligence On Leadership Emergence And Leadership Styles, Grace E. Mccullough
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The aim of the current study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership emergence and transformational, transactional, and passive-avoidant leadership styles. Prior research has indicated that emotional intelligence is positively correlated with leader effectiveness. However, the relationship between emotional intelligence and additional aspects of leadership and leadership styles has not been thoroughly investigated. The current study hypothesized that emotional intelligence would be positively correlated with leadership emergence, and transformational and transactional leadership styles, and negatively correlated with a passive-avoidant leadership style. Additionally, it was hypothesized that leadership emergence would be positively correlated with transformational and transactional leadership …