Linking Emotional Intelligence And Performance At Work: Current Research Evidence With Individuals and Groups [Paperback]

Vanessa Urch Druskat (Editor), Gerald Mount (Editor), Fabio Sala (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805850740 | ISBN-13: 978-0805850741 | Publication Date: August 2, 2005 | Edition: 1

In this edited volume, leading edge researchers discuss the link between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and workplace performance. Contributors from many areas such as social science, management (including organizational practitioners), and psychologists have come together to develop a better understanding of how EI can influence work performance, and whether research supports it. A unique feature of this book is that it integrates the work of social scientists and organizational practitioners. Their mutual interests in EI provide a unique opportunity for basic and applied research and practices to learn from one another in order to continually refine and advance knowledge on EI. The primary audience for this book is researchers, teachers, and students of psychology, management, and organizational behavior. Due to its clear practical applications to the workplace, it will also be of interest to organizational consultants and human resource practitioners.

Editorial Reviews

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"...the strengths of this book are numerous....This well-written and edited book should make a valuable contribution to the field."
—PsycCRITIQUES

"If you have ever wanted to learn about Emotional Intelligence and its impact on performance, here's your chance to learn from the best and the brightest. As a business leader, I have seen the impact of EI on performance. I can tell you from personal experience that it absolutely and unquestionably makes a difference. Do more than read this book....use it!"
—Doug Lennick
Executive Vice President-Senior Advisor, American Express and Founder/Partner, L

"Linking Emotional Intelligence and Performance at Work brings much needed sense making to the concept of emotional intelligence. Organizational scholars and practitioners will welcome this volume, which enables them to sort through the multiple perspectives and emerging programs of research shaping our understanding of this key construct."
—Cindy McCauley
Senior Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership

"This book is a must-read for any scholar or practitioner of emotional intelligence. It demonstrates that there is proof in the pudding! The book provides the long needed evidence that EI matters for individual and group effectiveness--including the logic for why EI makes a difference."
—Gretchen M. Spreitzer
University of Michigan

Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1 edition (August 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805850740
• ISBN-13: 978-0805850741
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #970,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND MULTIPLE VIEWS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE., September 6, 2005

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Yvette Borcia and Gerry Stern "Stern's Manage... (Culver City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linking Emotional Intelligence And Performance At Work: Current Research Evidence With Individuals and Groups (Paperback)

The book's primary purposes are

1. to share leading edge research on the link between emotional intelligence (EI) and workplace performance and

2. to examine EI from a variety of vantage points, each with somewhat different ideas about EI.

The key question the book addresses is: Does EI influence work performance? The book's contributions do not allow the reader to come to a simple answer to this key question, but are extremely insightful and enlightening and, I believe, strongly suggest EI is a valid concept and has a crucial link to performance.

The contributions are all first-rate. As research-based chapters, the efforts of the contributors will appeal to academicians, but will also be appreciated by human resource professionals and line executives who want to probe into this critical topic more deeply than the plethora of books on EI spewing forth from a booming EI cottage industry. The book will be especially appealing to all who are interested in organizational psychology and behavior. Very highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Linking EI & Job Related Performance, December 28, 2007

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Linda Denton "A People Development Company" (Orange County, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linking Emotional Intelligence And Performance At Work: Current Research Evidence With Individuals and Groups (Paperback)

Does having some degree of Emotional Intelligence positively impact your ability to be a successful leader? For those of you wanting to dig deeper into the current research on emotional intelligence and work performance, this is an excellent resource.

Definitely valuable for anyone coaching senior leaders and work teams.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, April 8, 2009

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Mark Twain (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linking Emotional Intelligence And Performance At Work: Current Research Evidence With Individuals and Groups (Paperback)

Well written, authors present coherent arguments, and the information is presented in a manner that is useful to both business managers AND academics. Definitely a keeper.