Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

Emotional Intelligence has become increasingly popular as a management tool for boosting performance at work. Despite this popularity, there is no sustained research in Zimbabwe that substantiates the efficacy of emotional intelligence especially within municipality environments. The objective of...

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Main Authors: Chirasha, Vonai, Chipunza, C., Dzimbiri, L.
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Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1848
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description Emotional Intelligence has become increasingly popular as a management tool for boosting performance at work. Despite this popularity, there is no sustained research in Zimbabwe that substantiates the efficacy of emotional intelligence especially within municipality environments. The objective of the study was to compare levels of emotional intelligence among City Council Managers from two cities in Zimbabwe. Using purposive and stratified sampling techniques, 32 managers and 400 subordinates were respectively selected to participate in the study. Goleman‘s Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI 2.0) which measures self and employees’ appraisal of managers was used to collect data. Interviews were later used to corroborate data from the survey. The results, analysed using t - test for independent samples as well content analysis, showed differences in the self-ratings by city council managers compared to employees’ ratings of the same managers. The assumption that self rating and others’ rating can-not be same was validated.
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spelling ir-11408-18482022-06-27T13:49:06Z Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe Chirasha, Vonai Chipunza, C. Dzimbiri, L. Goleman’s Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI), self-appraisal, appraisal by others, alexithymia, biased reporting. Emotional Intelligence has become increasingly popular as a management tool for boosting performance at work. Despite this popularity, there is no sustained research in Zimbabwe that substantiates the efficacy of emotional intelligence especially within municipality environments. The objective of the study was to compare levels of emotional intelligence among City Council Managers from two cities in Zimbabwe. Using purposive and stratified sampling techniques, 32 managers and 400 subordinates were respectively selected to participate in the study. Goleman‘s Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI 2.0) which measures self and employees’ appraisal of managers was used to collect data. Interviews were later used to corroborate data from the survey. The results, analysed using t - test for independent samples as well content analysis, showed differences in the self-ratings by city council managers compared to employees’ ratings of the same managers. The assumption that self rating and others’ rating can-not be same was validated. 2016-10-18T09:51:18Z 2016-10-18T09:51:18Z 2016 Article 1815-9036 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1848 en The Dyke;Special edition; p. 180-200 open Midlands State University
spellingShingle Goleman’s Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI), self-appraisal, appraisal by others, alexithymia, biased reporting.
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Chipunza, C.
Dzimbiri, L.
Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title_full Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title_short Self versus employees’ Appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of Gweru and Kwekwe city councils, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
title_sort self versus employees’ appraisal of managers’ emotional intelligence: the case of gweru and kwekwe city councils, midlands province, zimbabwe
topic Goleman’s Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI), self-appraisal, appraisal by others, alexithymia, biased reporting.
url http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1848
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