A STUDY ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS, JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK ENGAGEMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES

Dr. R. Manivannan

Abstract


Emotional intelligence refers to the capability of a person to manage and control his or her emotions and possess the ability to control the emotions of others as well. In other words, they can influence the emotions of other people also. The aim of the research relationship between perceived organizational politics, job satisfaction and work engagement from public sector and private sector employees in Chennai. This study was based on a survey of individuals who held a job in either private or public sector organizations. 800 employees, holding managerial position, were selected as sample of this study. Equal number of employees was invited from each public and private sector organizations. Questionnaire was send to each employee with self addressed envelope. He data collection process was lasting for one-year; finally researcher received only 340 questionnaires: 162 from private sector organizations and 178 from public sector organizations. This result opens an avenue to further research to find out the influence of other variables on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and work engagement.


Keywords


Emotional intelligence, perceived organizational politics, job satisfaction and work engagement.

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