The impact of emotional intelligence on transformational leadership and leader effectiveness. (1st January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Allameh, Sayyad Mohsen; Pool, Javad Khazaei; Kazemi, Reza Verij; Mostafavi, Masoud
• Is Part Of: Latin American journal of management for sustainable development. Volume 2:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 83
• Page End: 93
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Subjects: leader effectiveness -- small and medium–sized enterprises -- SMEs -- emotional intelligence -- transformational leadership -- Iran -- structural equation modelling -- SEM; 338.9807
• DOI: 10.1504/LAJMSD.2015.067473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-0336

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of emotional intelligence (EI) on transformational leadership and leader effectiveness. The data collected from a total of 160 cases were in 40 small and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iran's north region. Structural relationships were examined by using structural equation modelling (SEM) and the data analysis was done using SPSS18 and AMOS20. The results of the research indicate that EI affects transformational leadership style; thus the leadership style affects leader effectiveness. This research provides clear theoretical understanding of the role of EI in transformational leadership and leader effectiveness, shedding light onto future research as a theoretical foundation.