Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176700 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Editor:] Pradhan, R. K. [Editor:] Thingujam, Nutuankumar S. [Title:] Emotional intelligence (Optimizing Human Performance at Work) [ISBN:] 978-3847375302 [Publisher:] LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GMBH & Co. KG [Place:] Saarbrücken [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 97-134
Publisher: 
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GMBH & Co. KG, Saarbrücken
Abstract: 
Purpose - This study examines the factors that influence the performance of Indian software professionals and the moderators of performance. Emotional intelligence competencies at the individual level, transformational leadership style of the team leaders and social capital among team members at the group level, and human resources management practices of software firms at the enterprise level are postulated to influence performance. Need for achievement and need for social power of software professionals are proposed to moderate such relationships. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from 441 software and senior software engineers from eight Indian software firms on above constructs except performance. Fifty-five team leaders assessed the performance of software and senior software engineers on 16 items. Findings - Results reveal that emotional intelligence competencies, transformational leadership, social capital, and human resource management practices directly influence performance. Emotional intelligence competencies are found to be the most important antecedent of performance. Even under low need for achievement and low need for social power, software professionals' emotional intelligence competencies and team leaders' transformational style have improved performance. Conversely, under high (low) need for achievement and high (low) need for social power, the social capital among team members and the human resources management practices of software firms have increased (attenuated/nullified) performance. Implications - Software firms can hire software professionals with high emotional intelligence competencies and mould the way of functioning of team leaders so that even under low need for achievement and low need for social power, the former can boost the performance. The firms can facilitate to build social capital among team members, and augment human resources management practices for improving performance. Originality/value - Though emotional intelligence competencies are most important predictor of performance, other factors in accordance with organizational behavior model also contribute to performance of Indian software professionals and call for attention to improve productivity.
Subjects: 
Emotional intelligence competencies
Human Resource Management practices
Moderator
Performance
Social capital
Transformational leadership
JEL: 
M15
D23
Document Type: 
Book Part
Document Version: 
Digitized Version

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