The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction through the Mediating Effect of Transformational Leadership in Public and Private Universities in Egypt
The high significance and importance of emotional intelligence in leadership relationship has been recognized great importance for quite a while. Emotional intelligence is extremely crucial in functioning leadership positions as leaders wish everyone to fulfill his/her responsibilities and obligations effectively while job satisfaction has a direct association with the productivity and efficiency of an organization and also with individuals’ success. Therefore, effective leadership is extensively believed to be an essential organizational component and performs an outstanding contributory role in promoting individuals’ well-being as well as organizational efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to examine the interrelated influences of managers’ emotional intelligence, leadership styles and employee outcomes. In particular, the study aims to explore the potential mediating effects of managers’ transformational leadership style on the relationships between managers’ emotional intelligence and employee outcomes of employee performance, and job satisfaction in two different universities in Egypt AASTMT (Private university) and Alexandria Faculty of commerce (Public university) in Egypt.
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Galal, N. M. H. , Labib, A. and Abdelmoaty, H. (2023). The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction through the Mediating Effect of Transformational Leadership in Public and Private Universities in Egypt. Open Access Library Journal, 10, e282. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1110282.
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