Date of Conferral

2021

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Management

Advisor

Maja Zelihic

Abstract

Poor emotional intelligence creates huge complications in the workplace. The consequences include diminished employee’s productivity and deteriorating leadership performance. Guided by the principles of emotional intelligence theory, this correlational study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and leadership performance at four selected Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies in Lagos State. The study relied on primary data gathered using the Work Profile EI Questionnaire to measure emotional intelligence, while leadership performance scale questionnaire was used to evaluate leadership performance. Two hundred and thirty-five participants were recruited using the stratified sampling approach. Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to test the seven hypotheses raised. Results of the statistical analysis revealed that all the seven dimensions of EI are significantly related to and predicted leadership performance. Specifically, innovation and leadership performance (r=.413, R2 =.171, p<0.01), self-awareness and leadership performance (r=.295, R2 =.087, p<0.01), intuition and leadership performance (r=.451, R2 =.203, p<0.01), self-regulation and leadership performance (r=.362, R2 =.131, p<0.01), motivation and leadership performance (r=.423, R2 =.179, p<0.01), empathy and leadership performance (r=.448, R2 =.200, p<0.01), and social skills and leadership performance (r=.442, R2 =.195, p<0.01). The study findings could promote positive social change by encouraging the FMCG companies to recruit and train leaders with appropriate EI competencies to effectively manage subordinates productively, leading to improvement in leadership performance and organizational growth.

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