Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Gilbert-Darius, Janelle
Second Advisor
Ullman, Jodie
Third Advisor
Kaufman, James
Abstract
The study looked at how emotional intelligence helps leaders meet the needs of their team. In order to be successful, teams need to exist in an environment that is burn-out preventative and fosters creativity. It was hypothesized that leaders would help meet these needs by creating an unthreatening work environment. Data was gathered from 391 individuals working in existing self-managed work teams in private and public sectors. The hypothesized model was tested using a multilevel analysis approach of structural equation modeling. Results indicated that a leader's emotional intelligence predicts a non-threatening work environment for both between and within teams, thus allowing for self-managing work teams to be more creative and burn-out preventative.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Gilma Yannet, "Emotional intelligence and leadership emergence" (2006). Theses Digitization Project. 3172.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3172
