Emerging HRM Perspectives on Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness and Neurobiological Science on Organisational Effectiveness
SMC Affiliated Work
1
Status
Faculty
School
School of Economics and Business Administration
Department
Management and Entrepreneurship
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2016
Publication / Conference / Sponsorship
Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness: Impacts on Practice
Editor
A. Nankervis, C. Rowley, N. M. Salleh
Publisher/Venue
Elsevier
Description/Abstract
Since the early 1990s, workplace related emotional intelligence (EI) has pervaded the Western academic literature and popular press (Salovey and Mayer, 1989–90). But EI still lacks empirical support which is surprising given that people in Eastern contexts have practised controlling their emotions for centuries. There is a great deal to learn from the Eastern world in relation to ‘controlling’ emotions as a mechanism of optimising organisational productivity. An assessment of the EI literature yields two propositions. First, team members with high EI increase team productivity. Second, EI and job performance are positively related. Productive team work and associated performance are perceived as a function of emotional rather than intellectual intelligence. EI is a necessary, but not adequate, precondition for improved job performance. Long-established Eastern practices of meditation and mindfulness and the more recent advancements in neurobiological research are discussed to explore potential links between EI and organisational effectiveness.
Keywords
eastern, emotional intelligence, organisational effectiveness, workplace
Scholarly
yes
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-08-100643-6.00003-8
ISBN
978-0-08-100643-6
First Page
39
Last Page
63
Disciplines
Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Economics | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Original Citation
Hosie, P., Sharma, A., Herkenhoff, L., Heydenfeldt, J., , Kingshott, R., "Emotional intelligence and organisational effectiveness: Emerging HRM perspectives," Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness: Impacts on Practice, Edited by:Alan Nankervis, Chris Rowley, and Noorziah Mohd Salleh. Elsevier Press. 2016
Repository Citation
Herkenhoff, Linda; Heydenfeldt, Jo Ann; and author(s), additional. Emerging HRM Perspectives on Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness and Neurobiological Science on Organisational Effectiveness (2016). Asia Pacific Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness: Impacts on Practice. A. Nankervis, C. Rowley, N. M. Salleh. Elsevier. 39-63. 10.1016/B978-0-08-100643-6.00003-8 [book_chapter]. https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/school-economics-business-faculty-works/115
