Linking Emotional Intelligence and Performance at Work: Current Research Evidence With Individuals and Groups - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138177156 ISBN 13: 9781138177154

Publisher: Psychology Press, 2016

Synopsis

In this edited volume, leading edge researchers discuss the link between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and workplace performance. Contributors from many areas such as social science, management (including organizational practitioners), and psychologists have come together to develop a better understanding of how EI can influence work performance, and whether research supports it.

A unique feature of this book is that it integrates the work of social scientists and organizational practitioners. Their mutual interests in EI provide a unique opportunity for basic and applied research and practices to learn from one another in order to continually refine and advance knowledge on EI. The primary audience for this book is researchers, teachers, and students of psychology, management, and organizational behavior. Due to its clear practical applications to the workplace, it will also be of interest to organizational consultants and human resource practitioners.

About this title

About the Author:

RICHARD E. BOYATZIS is a psychologist and professor of organizational behavior. Before joining the Weatherhead School of Management (WSOM) in 1987 he was a consultant in management development. SCOTT S. COWEN has been Dean of the WSOM since 1983. DAVID A. KOLB is a psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at WSOM who has taught and done research in experiental learning.

REUVEN BAR-ON is Director of Emotional Intelligence Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch. He has been involved in studying and applying various aspects of emotional intelligence since 1980. Bar-On coined the term "EQ" (Emotional Quotient) in his doctoral dissertation submitted in 1985. This approach to describing emotional-social functioning and competence culminated in the creation of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) in 1997, the first measure of its kind to be published by a psychological test publisher and peer-reviewed. Bar-On has authored or edited more than 20 publications on this topic, including The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence (2000).

Joseph Ciarrochi, PhD, is a professor at the Institute of Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University, and coauthor of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens. He has published over 100 scientific journal articles and many books, including the widely acclaimed Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life and Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology. He has been honored with over four million dollars in research funding. His work has been discussed on TV and radio, and in magazines and newspaper articles.

An admirer of Henry Lawson's work from his youth, after reading about Louisa Lawson, the author went to Mudgee, researched her life and wrote this book to redress the prevalent view of Henry's mother in an attempt to clearly establish her place as one of the grand figures of Australian histo-ry and a pioneer of the women's movement. Richard lives in Paddington, NSW

Neal M. Ashkanasy is Professor of Management in the UQ Business School at the University of Queensland. His PhD is in Social and Organizational Psychology, also from the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management. His research focuses on the role of emotion in organizational life, as well as leadership, culture, and ethics. He has published over 100 articles, including in leading peer-reviewed journals such as the "Academy of Management Journal", the "Academy of Management Review", and the "Journal of Management". Prof. Ashkanasy is Editor-in-Chief of the" Journal of Organizational Behavior", Associate Editor for "Emotion Review", and series editor for "Research on Emotion in Organizations". He administers two ListServs (Orgcult The Organizational Culture Caucus; and Emonet Emotions in Organizations) with a combined subscription of over 1500.

Review:

"...the strengths of this book are numerous....This well-written and edited book should make a valuable contribution to the field."
―PsycCRITIQUES

"If you have ever wanted to learn about Emotional Intelligence and its impact on performance, here's your chance to learn from the best and the brightest. As a business leader, I have seen the impact of EI on performance. I can tell you from personal experience that it absolutely and unquestionably makes a difference. Do more than read this book....use it!"
―Doug Lennick
Executive Vice President-Senior Advisor, American Express and Founder/Partner, L

"Linking Emotional Intelligence and Performance at Work brings much needed sense making to the concept of emotional intelligence. Organizational scholars and practitioners will welcome this volume, which enables them to sort through the multiple perspectives and emerging programs of research shaping our understanding of this key construct."
―Cindy McCauley
Senior Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership

"This book is a must-read for any scholar or practitioner of emotional intelligence. It demonstrates that there is proof in the pudding! The book provides the long needed evidence that EI matters for individual and group effectiveness--including the logic for why EI makes a difference."
―Gretchen M. Spreitzer
University of Michigan

About this edition

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138177156
• ISBN 13: 9781138177154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Druskat Vanessa Urch, Mount Gerald, Sala Fabio