The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Big Five Personality in Leadership

Dr. Fatma INCE

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Big Five Personality in Leadership

Dr. Fatma Ince

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of the emotional intelligence and big five personality in leadership. For this aim, a survey which includes the Emotional Intelligence Test, Big Five Inventory, Leadership Questionnaire and demographic questions, have been applied to 119 supervisors of a sugar factory. Firstly, the frequency and percentage distribution of the variables have been observed to see what the features of the sample are. Then the correlation analysis is used for the relationship between variables, whereas multiple regression analysis used to understand which are considered to predict the leadership. Lastly, the group tests are considered to analyze how the demographic factors differ. The results of the analyses show that the emotional intelligence is a predictor of the leadership (R2: 0,36), whereas the personality has not any significant relationship. Also, the age, income and working years have statistically significant difference with the subdimensions of variable.