The Relation Between Emotional Intelligence and Personality on Attitude Towards Organizational Change

Abstract

The literature suggests that managerial skills in general and emotional intelligence in particular, play a significant role in the success of professionals in the workplace. This study employed a descriptive-correlational research design to investigate the relationships of emotional intelligence and personality variables on attitude toward organizational change in Malaysian secondary school context. The study involved a total of 75 professionals chosen randomly from Insurance and Private sectors Bank in Ratlam district. The purpose of the present study is to add a different way of looking and working with organisational change by focusing on individuals’ emotions and personality traits. .The results confirmed that there is a relationship between personality traits and employees’ attitudes toward change. Similarly, the contribution of emotional intelligence to the attitudes to change was found to be significant, indicating the added value of using an emotional intelligence measure above and beyond the effect of personality.