JOURNAL REVIEW : Emotional intelligence competencies in engineer’s
effectiveness and engagement
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in today’s post , Imma review Emotional
intelligence competencies in engineer’s effectiveness and engagement journal.
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THE MEANING OF EI AND WORK ENGAGEMENT
Emotional
Intelligence
According to Dr Goleman, ’emotional intelligence is defined
as a set of skills or competencies, which provide human resource professionals,
managers, and anyone in the world of work, with a comprehensive tool to
define, measure and develop emotional skills’. Emotional intelligence can also
be defined as the capacity to recognize our own feelings and those of others
for motivating ourselves and managing emotions well in our social interactions.
Work
Engagement
Work engagement is most often defined as "...a
positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by
vigor, dedication, and absorption" (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2010;
Schaufeli, Salanova, Gonzalez-Roma, & Bakker, 2002, p. 74).
Journal Review : Emotional intelligence competencies in engineer’s
effectiveness and engagement
Abstract
Purpose
Little
research has explored the importance of interpersonal skills, and more
specifically, emotional and social intelligence (ESI) competencies for an
engineer’s effectiveness or engagement. Furthermore, to the knowledge, no
studies have explored the explanatory power of ESI over and above general
mental ability and personality for engineers. The paper aims to discuss these
issues.
Design/methodology/approach
In this
study the authors gathered multi-source data for 40 engineers in a
multi-national manufacturing company.
Findings
The authors
found that ESI as observed by their peers significantly predicted engineer
effectiveness (ΔR2=0.313), while general mental ability (g) and personality did
not. In the same study, an engineer’s engagement in their work was
significantly predicted by the degree of shared vision within their teams,
while g, personality and ESI did not predict engagement.
Research limitations/implications
The authors
explore the implications of the findings for corporate training and
development, undergraduate education, and graduate education of engineers.
Originality/value
The authors
draw on 30 years of longitudinal studies showing ESI and quality of
relationships can be significantly improved with the appropriate pedagogy
emphasizing the building of one’s vision, developmental approaches to ESI,
developing a shared vision with others, and inspirational coaching.
Limitations
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by New York University At 08:24 24 January 2017 (PT) 20 There are a number of
limitations to this study and generalizations from its findings. Perhaps the
most glaring was the sample size (n=40). The sample size was smaller than hoped
because of the low response rate. This may have resulted in more of a volunteer
bias than is often encountered in survey research in organizations. Further,
due to the limited sample, it may be possible that the findings may be a
function of organizational culture. Although it is difficult to collect the
amount of data from engineers in organizations sensitive to time demands,
replication of these findings is imperative to increase confidence in the
results. We believe this study provides a solid foundation and positive outlook
for future research with ESI and engineers that should be encouraging to
scholars. Statistically speaking, the ESCI and RES were both completed by
subordinates, so there could be an inflated effect due to common source. But
given that the Ravens, NEO-FFI and UWES, measures of g, personality and
engagement were completed by the engineer target person, their lack of
relationship to effectiveness would not suffer from this possible effect.
Similarly, the relationship of shared vision to engagement might have suffered
from a “similar” source effect, but the other self-assessed measures did not
reveal a predictive association with engagement and were entered into the
regressions previously to shared vision, so that is less likely.
Conclusion
The primary
purpose of this paper was to show the importance of ESI and its relationship to
an engineer’s effectiveness and engagement and to inform the design of
undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as organizational training to be
more balanced in emphasizing communications, teamwork, and leadership. The
findings of this research was able to show that the effectiveness of engineers
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York University At 08:24 24 January 2017 (PT) 21 intelligence behavior they
demonstrate to others. Their own engagement in their work is dependent, in
part, on the degree of shared vision they view in their project teams. These
two findings suggest that engineer education and training should include
development of emotional and social intelligence as well as
relationship-building skills. While none of this replaces the importance of their
technical training or their motivation to use their talent in their projects,
it does show how we can dramatically enhance the quality of their work which
will continue to make our world better.
References:
Boyatzis, R., Rochford, K., & Cavanagh, K.
V. (2017). Emotional intelligence competencies in engineer’s effectiveness and
engagement. Career Development International, 22(1),
70-86.
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