The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Transformational Leadership Among Project Managers
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https://doi.org/10.55737/rl.2025.44123Keywords:
Emotional Intelligence, Transformational Leadership, Project ManagersAbstract
The aim of the study is to fill the gap in the previous literature by investigating the impact of emotional intelligence among project managers employed in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. The study adopted a cross-sectional correlational study design and a purposive sampling technique to collect data from project managers with Pakistani ethnicity, aged at least 23 years, with a minimum of one year of experience as a project manager, and who possessed at least a bachelor’s degree. The study comprised two questionnaires, i.e., the Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale and 20 items from the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (to measure transformational leadership only). It was hypothesised that emotional intelligence is likely to significantly and positively correlate with transformational leadership among project managers. It was also hypothesised that emotional intelligence impact on transformational leadership would be significant and positive. The data is analysed using IBM SPSS version 26. The Pearson product-moment correlation depicted a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership among project managers. Furthermore, regression analysis depicted that emotional intelligence significantly predicted transformational leadership. The study ended with comprehensive implications for project managers, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence in enhancing transformational leadership.
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