Studying the influence of emotional intelligence on the organizational innovation

In the last decades, large organizations have paid more attention to the topics such as creativity and innovation in organizational level because of changes and evolutions in the increasing competition field and unreliable environmental conditions. This research investigates the influence of emotional intelligence on the organizational innovation.This research is considered application-oriented and descriptive regarding the objectives and data collection method, respectively. Statistical population of the research included 300 employees from whom 169 employees were selected as statistical sample applying simple random sampling method and Cochran‘s formula. Data collection was performed on the basis of standard questionnaires of emotional intelligence and organizational innovation. Questionnaire‘s stability was calculated as 0.88 applying a Cronbach‘s alpha coefficient. The obtained data were analyzed by applying regression and correlation coefficients in software SPSS. Research results showed that emotional intelligence and it‘s dimensions had a significant positive influence on the organizational innovation in the employees

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Emotional intelligence ، Organizational innovation ، Self-awareness ، Sympathy ، Tehran Municipality