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Emotional intelligence and authentic leadership: a meta-analysis

Emotional intelligence and authentic leadership: a meta-analysis Authentic leadership is a popular leadership construct that stimulates considerable scholarly interest and has received substantial attention from practitioners. Among different individual difference variables, there has been a growing interest in studying the connection between emotional intelligence (EI) and authentic leadership; nevertheless, most of the existing literature on this relation was atheoretical and the results for this relation were mixed. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the relation between EI and authentic leadership.Design/methodology/approachA meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relation between EI and authentic leadership and the moderators that affect this relation.FindingsThe results of the present study indicated that: EI is significantly and positively related to authentic leadership (overall EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.49; ability EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.08; self-report EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.52; mixed EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.49); self-report EI and mixed EI have larger associations with authentic leadership than ability EI has; and the relation between EI and authentic leadership does not differ between male-dominated and female-dominated studies.Originality/valueThe present study couches the relation between EI and authentic leadership in theories and identifies important moderators for this relation which explain the heterogeneity in effect sizes for this relation across studies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Publishing

Emotional intelligence and authentic leadership: a meta-analysis

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
0143-7739
DOI
10.1108/lodj-02-2018-0066
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Abstract

Authentic leadership is a popular leadership construct that stimulates considerable scholarly interest and has received substantial attention from practitioners. Among different individual difference variables, there has been a growing interest in studying the connection between emotional intelligence (EI) and authentic leadership; nevertheless, most of the existing literature on this relation was atheoretical and the results for this relation were mixed. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the relation between EI and authentic leadership.Design/methodology/approachA meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relation between EI and authentic leadership and the moderators that affect this relation.FindingsThe results of the present study indicated that: EI is significantly and positively related to authentic leadership (overall EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.49; ability EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.08; self-report EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.52; mixed EI: ρ¯ˆ=0.49); self-report EI and mixed EI have larger associations with authentic leadership than ability EI has; and the relation between EI and authentic leadership does not differ between male-dominated and female-dominated studies.Originality/valueThe present study couches the relation between EI and authentic leadership in theories and identifies important moderators for this relation which explain the heterogeneity in effect sizes for this relation across studies.

Journal

Leadership & Organization Development JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 21, 2018

Keywords: Authentic leadership; Emotional intelligence; Meta-analysis

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