correlation between EI and work performance
with Jimmy Petruzzi
Disagree with the view of causation between emotional intelligence and work/ academic performance, Though i agree with a correlation between EI and work performance.
According to Goleman, (1998), EI can be improved, and is more significant than intelligence, and how in sales environments people with high EI do better than people with less EI.
In contrast to the research by Goleman, (1998). Research by Matthews et al.(2002) raises concerns about the choice in the people administering the MSCEIT V.2 test and the lack of scientific validity in the scoring system which would question the validity of the results.According to research by Landy & Conte, (2004) there are concerns about the scientific validity of emotional intelligence, specifying concerns about how EI is measured.The research suggests a weakness in emotional intelligence empirical validity, and there appears to be doubts in the reliability of the administration of testing protocols,
According to research specified above, based around the scientific validity of EI, it would appear difficult to suggest a causation between emotional intelligence and work performance. Although upon examining the literature comparatively a conclusion can be drawn there is a correlation between EI and work success,
Research by Daus &Ashkanasy, ( 2005) specify a positive correlation between emotional intelligence and work related performance although in contrast research by Locke,( 2005) takes a more negative view of the correlation between EI and work related performance, although pointing out potential benefits, the negative view tends to be based on the limited empirical research around EI. Which supports the argument of no causation between EI and work based performance, though a potential correlaton.
Also of significance research Murphy, (2014) suggests emotional intelligence from a practical point of view lacks scientific credibility, and derives from the FFM. According to Murphy (2014) doubts over the reliability of self-reporting tests, for example someone applying for a job could consciously choose the most appropriate answer. The research supports a correlation of EI and work based performance, linking EI to the FFM model which has immense empirical evidence, although it appears on its own it would be difficult to suggest EI is causative for work success or causative testing protocols for successful work placement.
What are your thoughts on EI being a correlative factor to work success in adverse to causative?
references
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Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam Books
Goleman, D. (1998). Working with emotional intelligence. Bantam.
Hochschild, A. R. (1983). The managed heart: Commercialization of human feelings. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Landy, F. J., & Conte, J. M. (2004). Work in the 21st century: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Murphy, K. R. (2014). A Critique of Emotional Intelligence: What Are the Problems and How Can
They Be Fixed? London: Psychology Press.
Matthews, G., Zeidner, M., & Roberts, R. D. (2002). Emotional intelligence: Science and myth. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Van Rooy, D. L., & Viswesvaran, C. (2004). Emotional intelligence: a meta-analytic investigation of predictive validity and nomological net. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 65, 71–95