Emotional Intelligence as a Mediator Between Transformational Leadership Style and People-Oriented Decision-Making: Evidence from Local Government in Pakistan
Abstract
This paper examines mediation effect of emotional intelligence (EI) between the relationship of transformational leadership style (TFLS) and people-oriented decision making-style (PDMS) within the context of local government in District Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study followed research philosophy of positivism and used a survey-based research design. From total population of 348 individuals, 184 respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) for TFLS, the GENOS EI Inventory for emotional intelligence, and the Decision Style Inventory (DSI) for PDMS were used to measure variables. Four step approach of Baron and Kenny’s (1986) mediation model was tested for mediation analysis. The results showed that EI partially mediated the relationship between TFLS and PDMS which suggest that leaders with higher EI are tend to be more effective in participatory and inclusive governance. This study also provides practical insight into the topic and give recommendation of emphasizing on EI leadership training/development programs to improve quality and standard of decision making.
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