International Journal of Management and Development Studies

The present paper's ultimate objective was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance among the private school teachers in Tiruvellore District. This study used a quantitative research methodology that involved survey questionnaire to collect data. The concept of emotional intelligence has observed a rapidly growing interest among the society. However, there has been a regrettable lack of attention on the emotional intelligence construct especially in an education setting. The data was collected from 250 private school teachers in Tiruvellore District. Emotional intelligence was assessed by Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). The findings of this empirical study shows that all the four dimensions of emotional intelligence (self-emotional appraisal, others ’emotional appraisal, use of emotion, and regulation of emotion) were positively significant associated with job performance and emotional intelligence dimensions are influencing the job performance among the private school teachers in Tiruvellore District. Overall, this research has made several theoretical contributions to the emotional intelligence literatures, and provides some meaningful managerial implications to the school administrators.