THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION: A STUDY AMONG IT PROFESSIONALS

MANOJPRABHAKARAN; M

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION: A STUDY AMONG IT PROFESSIONALS

Manojprabhakaran, M

Abstract :

The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship and effect of emotional intelligence and locus of control on intrinsic motivation among IT professionals. The ability of any individual to understand and regulate their emotional responses so as to adapt to situation in a better manner is emotional intelligence (Mayer, 2002). Locus of control is the extent of controlling the actions and events by people (Onu, 2013) and Intrinsic motivation is a general willingness to learn something without the force of any external incentive where as extrinsic motivation is that which is related to the actions performed to achieve the goal with noticeable effect (Jarjoura, 2014). The study was conducted to a sample of 120 IT professionals working in SEZ Coimbatore district. Dhar’s Emotional intelligence scale, Rotters Locus of Control Scale and Amabile’s Intrinsic Motivation Scales were used to collect data. The data was analysed using Karl Pearson’s product moment correlation and Regression analysis. The results of the study revealed the impact of emotional intelligence and locus of control on intrinsic motivation. Emotional intelligence should be given a considerable importance in the employee recruitment, appraisals and in leadership roles.