Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

A Study on Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction towards Creativity among the Teaching Professionals

*Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Anna University, Chennai, India

**Dean, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India

***Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Anna University, Chennai, India

Online published on 12 January, 2017.

Abstract

This study is an attempt to explore the impact of emotional intelligence over job satisfaction and dissatisfaction using job characteristics model developed by Hackman (1989) among the teaching professionals followed by how these two factors influence the creativity quotient among the respondents. Very few researches have examined the impacts of job dissatisfaction on creativity. Based on the data collected from the teaching professional, it was found that Job dissatisfaction also has impact over creativity among the employees followed by Emotional intelligence as the influencing factors. The findings highlight the key roles and need for Emotional intelligence and creativity among teachers in the current scenario.

Keywords

Job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction, Emotional intelligence and Creativity