Open AccessEmotional Intelligence and Transformational and Transactional Leadership: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Peter D. Harms,
Marcus Credé
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of leadership and organizational studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.072
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1939-7089
pISSN - 1548-0518
DOI - 10.1177/1548051809350894
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , psychology , emotional intelligence , transactional leadership , social psychology , construct (python library) , trait , applied psychology , computer science , programming language
The purpose of this study is to evaluate claims that emotional intelligence is significantly related to transformational and other leadership behaviors. Results (based on 62 independent samples) indicated a validity estimate of .59 when ratings of both emotional intelligence and leadership behaviors were provided by the same source (self, subordinates, peers, or superiors). However, when ratings of the constructs were derived from different sources, the validity estimate was .12. Lower validity estimates were found for transactional and laissez-faire leadership behaviors. Separate analyses were performed for each measure of emotional intelligence. Trait measures of emotional intelligence tended to show higher validities than ability-based measures of emotional intelligence. Agreement across ratings sources for the same construct was low for both transformational leadership (.14) and emotional intelligence (.16).
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