TITLE:
The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Readiness for Organizational Change: A Case Study on a Government Authority in Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Mohammed Saud Alzahrani
KEYWORDS:
Emotional Intelligence, Individual Readiness for Change, Organizational Change
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.9 No.9,
September
19,
2019
ABSTRACT: This study sought mainly to examine the effect of Emotional intelligence (EI)
and readiness for organizational change (RFC). Additionally, the study sought
to explore the association between EI, RFC and demographic variables. The
data were collected from employees from a government authority in Jeddah
city, Saudi Arabia. The data were analyzed using Spearman’s rho to find the
relation between EI and employee’s RFC. Then, Simple Linear Regression was
applied to find the effect of EI on the employee’s RFC. In addition, association
between RFC and demographic variables was determined by Chi-square.
The findings of this study confirmed the significant relationship between EI
and employees’ readiness to accept change. There was a statistically significant
association between RFC and education level among participants. However,
there was no association between other demographic variables and RFC
or EI. This study has some limitations that were presented at the end of the
study.