Hopkins, M.M, O'Neil, D.A., & Williams, H.W. (2007). Emotional intelligence and board governance: Leadership lessons from the public sector. Journal of Managerial Psychology, (22)7, 683-700.

This study examined the relationship between EI and effective school board governance, as assessed using the Board Self Assessment Questionnaire which consists of descriptive behavioral statements that measure individual and collective progress in six practice domains (i.e., making decisions, functioning as a group, exercising authority, connecting to the community, working towards board improvement and acting strategically). Each statement in the questionnaire was coded for the presence or absence of 18 EI competencies defined in the ECI. Inter-rater reliabilities were established and confirmed. In addition, current and former school board members in two urban areas rank-ordered the most critical EI competencies for effective board governance and offered explanations for their most highly-rated competencies. Results revealed that a set of six core competencies are universal across the six board practice domains: transparency, achievement, initiative, organizational awareness, conflict management, and teamwork and collaboration. Each board practice domain was also characterized by one or two key EI competencies. The findings suggest that EI competencies are critical factors for effective school boards.

Rode, J.C., Arthaud-Day, M.L., Mooney, C.H., Near, J.P., Baldwin, T.T., Rubin, R.S., & Bommer, W.H. (in press). An examination of the structural, discriminant, nomological, and incremental predictive validity of the MSCEIT© V2.0. Intelligence.

This study examined the structural, discriminant, nomological, and incremental predictive validity of the MSCEIT, using data from two undergraduate student samples. The results indicated that EI, as measured by the MSCEIT, is a distinct construct from general mental ability (IQ), personality, long term affect and impression management. However, the results also indicated that the measure is more strongly related to impression management than to IQ or long term affect, and that it does not predict incremental variance in either life satisfaction or academic performance, as measured by self-reported overall GPA. This study raises important questions regarding the consistency between the factor structure of the MSCEIT and the underlying theory, and the extent to which the measure's scoring procedures may be related to conformity or social desirability. The authors argue that further refinement of both the theory and the measurement are necessary to increase our understanding, and thereby the utility, of the construct of EI.

Second International Congress on Emotional Intelligence

This event will be held in Cancun, Mexico, June 6-8, 2008. Click here for more information (in Spanish).

Call for papers - Sixth International Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life 'EMONET VI'

Researchers interested in studying emotions in organizational settings are invited to submit papers for the Sixth Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life ('Emonet VI'), to be held in Fontainebleau, France, July 17-19, 2008. Papers are invited on any topic of relevance to the study of emotions at work, including the determinants of emotion; the nature and description of emotion; processes and effects of emotion at the organizational, team, and individual levels. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Papers that take a multidisciplinary perspective will be especially welcome. Click here for more information.