Relationship between occupational stress, emotional intelligence and job performance: An empirical study in Malaysia

This study was conducted to examine the effect of emotional intelligence in the relationship between occupational stress and job performance using 104 usable questionnaires gathered from academic employees who work in private institutions of higher learning in Kuching City, Malaysia. The outcomes of...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Azman, Yeo, Suh-ssuh, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Dollah, Noor Faizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: General Association of the Economists in Romania (AGER) 2009
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7278/1/413.pdf
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author Ismail, Azman
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description This study was conducted to examine the effect of emotional intelligence in the relationship between occupational stress and job performance using 104 usable questionnaires gathered from academic employees who work in private institutions of higher learning in Kuching City, Malaysia. The outcomes of testing research hypothesis using a stepwise regression analysis showed that relationship between occupational stress and emotional intelligence significantly correlated with job performance. Statistically, the result confirms that the inclusion of emotional intelligence in the analysis has mediated the effect of occupational stress on job performance in the organizational sector sample.Further, implications and discussion are elaborated.
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spelling uum-72782013-02-24T08:44:58Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7278/ Relationship between occupational stress, emotional intelligence and job performance: An empirical study in Malaysia Ismail, Azman Yeo, Suh-ssuh Ajis, Mohd Na'eim Dollah, Noor Faizah HD28 Management. Industrial Management This study was conducted to examine the effect of emotional intelligence in the relationship between occupational stress and job performance using 104 usable questionnaires gathered from academic employees who work in private institutions of higher learning in Kuching City, Malaysia. The outcomes of testing research hypothesis using a stepwise regression analysis showed that relationship between occupational stress and emotional intelligence significantly correlated with job performance. Statistically, the result confirms that the inclusion of emotional intelligence in the analysis has mediated the effect of occupational stress on job performance in the organizational sector sample.Further, implications and discussion are elaborated. General Association of the Economists in Romania (AGER) 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7278/1/413.pdf Ismail, Azman and Yeo, Suh-ssuh and Ajis, Mohd Na'eim and Dollah, Noor Faizah (2009) Relationship between occupational stress, emotional intelligence and job performance: An empirical study in Malaysia. Theoretical and Applied Economics , 10 (539). pp. 3-16. ISSN 1841-8678 http://www.ectap.ro/relationship_between_occupational_stress_emotional_intelligence_and_job_performance_an_empirical_study_in_malaysia_by_azman_ismailyeo_suh_suhmohd_naeim_ajisnoor_faizzah_dollah/a413/
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title_short Relationship between occupational stress, emotional intelligence and job performance: An empirical study in Malaysia
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