THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG EMPLOYEES OF GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED SUBGROUPS TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY

Hamid Reza Rezvani, Mitra Hashemi

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment among Tehran City municipality staff. The research method is descriptive correlation. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the staff of the districts in Tehran (N = 420). The statistical sample was 201 randomly selected according to the Krejsi-Morgan table among the employees of Tehran's 15-9 district. The research instrument included two questionnaires, emotional intelligence and organizational commitment which had an appropriate validity and reliability. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Data analysis showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment (P <0.05). In explaining the results of this study, it can be concluded that employees with high emotional intelligence, cooperation, creativity and communication between They show a better person, they are able to understand, express and manage their emotions, which affects their attitude towards their work, colleagues, managers, executives, and their commitment to the organization. It is suggested that municipalities take courses To train emotional intelligence for the staff of this collection.

 

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emotional intelligence, organizational commitment, self-awareness, self-control, self-motivation, empathy, social skills

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