Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations
Sentiment is a powerful psychological force that can significantly affect employee behavior and performance. However, workplace emotions are still an issue to be studied, especially in the field of sales management in project based organizations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effec...
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| author | Hossein Mohammadi Yousef Abbasi |
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| description | Sentiment is a powerful psychological force that can significantly affect employee behavior and performance. However, workplace emotions are still an issue to be studied, especially in the field of sales management in project based organizations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization. The method of this research is descriptive correlational and in a survey method and it is a practical purpose. The statistical population of this study includes all 108 employees of the representatives of selected insurance firms in city of Zanjan, Iran. Using Cochran formula, 84 people were selected as the statistical sample. The results have indicated that while there was a positive and meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and flexibility (r = 0.534, Sig. = 0.000), there were negative and meaningful relationships between flexibility and emotion-al intelligence on one side and intend to leave an organization on the other side. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbfbe1fdef3440c1be73c9d6e9400cad2022-12-22T03:28:28ZengGrowing ScienceJournal of Project Management2371-83662371-83742017-12-012414314810.5267/j.jpm.2017.8.002Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizationsHossein MohammadiYousef Abbasi Sentiment is a powerful psychological force that can significantly affect employee behavior and performance. However, workplace emotions are still an issue to be studied, especially in the field of sales management in project based organizations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization. The method of this research is descriptive correlational and in a survey method and it is a practical purpose. The statistical population of this study includes all 108 employees of the representatives of selected insurance firms in city of Zanjan, Iran. Using Cochran formula, 84 people were selected as the statistical sample. The results have indicated that while there was a positive and meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and flexibility (r = 0.534, Sig. = 0.000), there were negative and meaningful relationships between flexibility and emotion-al intelligence on one side and intend to leave an organization on the other side.http://www.growingscience.com/jpm/Vol2/jpm_2017_11.pdfProject based organizationEmotional intelligenceFlexibility |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Mohammadi Yousef Abbasi Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations Journal of Project Management Project based organization Emotional intelligence Flexibility |
| title | Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| title_full | Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| title_fullStr | Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| title_short | Impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| title_sort | impact of emotional intelligence and flexibility on the tendency of employees to leave the organization in project based organizations |
| topic | Project based organization Emotional intelligence Flexibility |
| url | http://www.growingscience.com/jpm/Vol2/jpm_2017_11.pdf |
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