Investigating the Mediating Role of Rational and Intuitive Decision-Making Styles of Managers on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Innovative Behaviors

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Assistant Professor Department of Management Faculty of Economic & Administrative Sciences (FEAS) Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM)

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In today’s competitive world, innovation is necessary not only for development of organizations but also for their survival. Today’s organizations need rapid and ongoing innovations of their products, services, technologies, and processes, and organizations which cannot supply innovative products and services continuously will be doomed to failure. Universities as one of the most basic social institutions are no exception and innovative behavior of organizations’ managers and staff has a crucial effect in their success. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence on innovative behavior of managers, considering the mediating role of rational and intuitive decision-making styles. To achieve this goal, a sample of managers of one of the country’s universities was selected and surveyed. Population of the study consists of 107 staff managers of faculties and institutions of this university. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach. The results show that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on managers’ innovative behaviors and also has an effect on their intuitive decision-making style, but it does not effect on their innovative behaviors through rational and intuitive decision-making styles.  

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Organizational Behaviour Studies Quarterly
Volume 5, Issue 2 - Serial Number 18
serial no.18
September 2016
Pages 51-84

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