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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CAPACITY A CASE OF MODERATING ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL INNOVATION AND EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).34      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).34      Published : Mar 2019

Emotional Intelligence (EI) Impact on Organizational Learning Capacity (OLC): A Case of Moderating Role of Individual Innovation and Education Sector of Pakistan

Abstract

    The study was based on the investigation and validation of the association between the most emerging traits of human capital in the organizations i.e. Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Organizational Learning Capacity (OLC) and further testing the moderating role of Individual Innovation among the faculty and staff of Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) in Pakistan. The results show that EI has a significant contribution towards the OLC and when measured together with the trait of Individual Innovation the results significantly improved which suggest that individual innovation positively and significantly affect the relationship between EI and OLC. The study has implication for policymakers for the enhancement of EI traits in their employees and also for the individuals to focus and improve the value of EI in their personality to gain the benefits of their innovation and organizational learning capacity.

    (1) Saqib Anwar Siddiqui
    Ph.D. Scholar, National Defence University, Department of Learning Management System, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Zia -ur- Rehman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Management Studies,National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Siddiqui, Saqib Anwar, and Muhammad Zia -ur- Rehman. "Emotional Intelligence (EI) Impact on Organizational Learning Capacity (OLC): A Case of Moderating Role of Individual Innovation and Education Sector of Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. I (2019): 255-263. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).34