An investigation of spiritual intelligence and emotional intelligence of prospective engineers

The present study assesses the Spiritual Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence of Prospective Engineers. Further, it explores the relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence. Most of the prospective engineers are becoming IT professionals. The workplace environment keeps changing, indicating its dynamic nature as well as unpredictability. The workforce is now more diverse, not only in terms of age but also of nationality. Globalization has made the world boundary-less and people are increasingly mobile. Organizations require their employees to be more committed and expect them to have a very cohesive working interrelationship. Spiritual intelligence is one of the most important parts in a man's intelligence as it gives a meaningful sense to his life and has significant effects on work environment as well. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to sense, understand and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions as a source of human energy, information, connection and influence. With both these intelligences manifesting in the workplace, the environment will be more conducive to productivity. Obviously, a better working environment relates to a higher level of productivity. The study employed survey method of data collection using structured questionnaires. The data was collected from 2014 final year Prospective Engineers in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. The results of the study revealed that Prospective Engineers have normal range of Spiritual Intelligence, high level of Emotional Intelligence, and Spiritual Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence are positively correlated.