International Journal of Research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Year : 2014, Volume : 2, Issue : 3
First page : ( 274) Last page : ( 286)
Print ISSN : 2320-8716. Online ISSN : 2320-8724.

The effect of emotional intelligence on performance and motivation of staff (Case Study: East Azarbaijan the Red Crescent)

Aghdam Bahram Asghari*, Mahjoub Ali

Master Graduate of Public Administration, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding author. E-mail address: bahram.asghari68@yahoo.com

Online published on 6 September, 2014.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of emotional intelligence on the motivation and performance of East Azarbaijan the Red Crescent staff. The research method is descriptive-survey. In this study, simple random sampling method is used and research sample consists of 130 East Azarbaijan the Red Crescent staff that uses Cochran's formula 100 of them were selected and questionnaires were filled by them. Reliability by using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient.948 which was approved. Also in this study to test the hypothesis of the Spearman correlation coefficient and linear regressions and determine fitness of variables’ of structural equation modeling is used. The results show that emotional intelligence with coefficient/865, motivation and performance of in East Azarbaijan the Red Crescent employees has a positive effect. The based on Friedman Test ranking the most influence in motivation; and performance of staff in respondents’ opinion is in order of self-awareness, relations management, social awareness and self-management.

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Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Motivation, Performance.

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