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Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Performance of Employees in Tertiary Institutions: The Mediating Role of Work Motivation
[Relation entre l'intelligence émotionnelle et la performance des employés dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur : le rôle médiateur de la motivation au travail]

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  • Oluleye Seun Ogunmola

    (Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria)

  • Roland Ohiozokhai Eguabor

    (Sheffield Hallam University)

  • Daniel Adigwe Ogbechi

    (Hallmark University, Ijebu-Ode)

  • Chinaedum Daniel Ogbechi

    (University of Lagos)

  • Henry Chiedu Halim

    (Delta State University)

  • Anass Hmadelneel Adow

    (PSAU - Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University)

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is an important concept in organisational psychology that plays a significant role in the performance of employees. Despite this, empirical investigation on the mediating role of work motivation in the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance is under-researched. Hence, this study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance with the introduction of work motivation as a mediating variable. The descriptive survey involved a heterogeneous sample of 370 non-academic staff from selected tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The relationship between EI and performance was tested using multiple linear regression, while the mediation model was analysed through the Hayes bootstrapping method in SPSS version 25. Findings from the study suggested self-emotion appraisal and regulation of emotion as statistically significant predictors of job performance. Work motivation was found to partially mediate the relationship between EI and job performance among the sample.

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  • Oluleye Seun Ogunmola & Roland Ohiozokhai Eguabor & Daniel Adigwe Ogbechi & Chinaedum Daniel Ogbechi & Henry Chiedu Halim & Anass Hmadelneel Adow, 2024. "Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Performance of Employees in Tertiary Institutions: The Mediating Role of Work Motivation [Relation entre l'intelligence émotionnelle et la performanc," Post-Print hal-04571674, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04571674
    DOI: 10.9734/AJEBA/2024/v24i61349
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