EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – NEW PERSPECTIVES AND APPLICATIONS

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – NEW PERSPECTIVES AND APPLICATIONS Edited by Annamaria Di Fabio Emotional Intelligence – New Perspectives and Applications Edited by Annamaria Di Fabio Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Ivana Zec Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published January, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechweb.org Emotional Intelligence – New Perspectives and Applications, Edited by Annamaria Di Fabio p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-838-0 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface IX Part 1 Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Research and Future Perspectives 1 Chapter 1 Emotional Intelligence 3 Adrian Furnham Chapter 2 Chapter 3 The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Health and Wellbeing 29 Reuven Bar-On Emotional Intelligence: A New Variable in Career Decision-Making 51 Annamaria Di Fabio Chapter 4 Clinical Perspectives in Emotional Intelligence 67 Michel Hansenne Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 A Meta-Analytic Review of Quantitative Studies on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership 83 Hui-Wen Vivian Tangand Mu-Shang Yin Emotional Intelligence and Leadership – A Case for Quality Assurance Managers in Kenyan Universities 99 Laban Peter Ayiro and James K. Sang Emotional Intelligence: The Most Potent Factor of Job Performance Among Executives 121 Reza Gharoie Ahangar Positive Human Tacit Signal Approach and Competence System Intelligence in Organization 139 Antti Syväjärvi and Marko Kesti ... - tailieumienphi.vn