Investigating the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Innovation among the administrators of the Private Sector and Governmental Organizations of Tehran
Subject Areas : Business ManagementSanjar Salajegheh 1 , amin nikpour 2 , Somayyeh Nobari Aidisheh 3
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Management, Kerman University, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
2 - Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
3 - Master of Business Administration, Islamic Azad University, East Azarbaijan Research Center
Keywords: Emotional intelligence, intelligence, organizational innovation, Individual Creativity, Mental Hygiene,
Abstract :
The complex and modern organizations must be organized on the basis of new thoughts and they must have exploratory and innovative characteristic in order to continue their existence and their qualitative and quantitative growth and development and to emphasize modern methods. The goal of this research is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational innovation among the administrators of governmental organizations and the administrators of private sector of Tehran. The statistical population of the research includes the administrators of the governmental organizations of Tehran, the managers of private banks, and those of commercial firms. About One hundred persons of each group attended as the research sample, who had been selected by cluster sampling method. The questionnaire of emotional intelligence (bar-on) and organizational innovation was applied to collect data. Descriptive and deductive statistics was used in order to analyze the data. The results are indicative of the existence of relationship between the subscales of daring, taking responsibility, resolving problems, flexibility, tolerating stress, taking independence, controlling shocks, self-actualization, inter-personal relationships, empathy, and the organizational innovation. But the existence of meaningful relationship in the subscales of realism and optimism, and the organizational innovation hasn’t been reported.
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Aghayi Fishani, T. (1998). Creativity and Innovation in Human Beings and Organizations. Tehran: Termeh Publishing, (In Persian).
Amayel, J.C (2007), Facilitating Innovation in Large Organizations, in M.A. West and J. L.18 Farr (EDS) Innovation and Creativity at Work: Psychological and Organization Strategies, John Wiley & Sons, West Susan, PP. 155-164.
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Deraker, P. (1980). A Scientific Discipline Called Creativity. Translated by: S. S. Vahedi, Tadbir Magazine, 43, (In Persian).
Farazman, A. (2003). Innovation in Strategic Human Resource Management, Capacity Building in the Age of Globalization. The Special Conference on Human Resources Management in Tehran, (In Persian).
Gelifourd, L. B (2008), Determinates of Innovation in Organization, The American Political Science Review, 63, PP.131-148
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Golman, D., Richard, B., & Anie, M. K. (2002). Emotional Intelligence in Work. Translated by: B. Ebrahimi & M. Joyandeh, Tehran: Behin Publication, (In Persian).
Jakub, h (2004), Organizational innovation in SME, European journal of marketing Vol. 38 No pp.1091-1112.
Khaki, Gh. (2005). Methodology of Research with Approach to Thesis. Tehran: Baztab Publication, (In Persian).
Mortazavi, S., Nazemi, Sh., & Mahmoudi Fakhr Abad, S. (2005). Investigating the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style in Business Managers of Manufacturing Companies of Mashhad Food and Automotive Industries. Modares Journal of Humanities, 22, (In Persian).
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Shamsabadi, R. (2004). Standardization of Emotional Intelligence Test on High School Students in Mashhad, Master Thesis, Tehran: Tehran University, (In Persian).
Shate, J, Malof, E (2001), Emotional Intelligence and dispositional affectivity Human Resource management Review. 12, 1, 1105-1111
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Steiner, Gray A., (2007), the Creative Organization, Chicago: The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Administration.
Williyam, L (2004), Developing Emotional Intelligence. To be published in San Francico: Jossey - Bass.
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Yahyazadeh, S. (2005). The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Source of Control with Psychology Health among Mazandaran University Students. Master Thesis, Tehran: Tarbiat Moalem University, (In Persian).
