| dc.contributor.author | Igoki, C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-23T06:26:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-23T06:26:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2321–8916 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5086 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Emotional intelligence has become a well research construct in relation to leadership and performance. Employee
engagement has been of interest as scholars seek to establish now best to motivate employee to give their very best for
organizational performance, public universities included. There is limited literature on the relationship between
emotional engagement and emotional intelligence specifically for Kenyan public Universities. This paper therefore
sought to address this gap. The target population was public universities in Kenya;however, the sample was mainly
drawn from the managers and employees of the four public Universities, namely University of Nairobi, Kenyatta
University, Egerton University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology. The research design was mixed. A
questionnaire was utilized to collect data which was analyzed using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient to establish the
relationship. The results indicate that there exists a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and employee
engagement. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The International Journal of Business & Management Vol 9 Issue 7 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emotional intelligence, employee engagement, universities | en_US |
| dc.title | An Assessment of Emotional Intelligence Relationship with Employee Engagement for Public Universities in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
