Abstract:
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to explore relationship between leadership behaviour, the outcomes of leadership and the emotional intelligence of managers. The “Multifactor Emotional Intelligence Scale” and the “Multifactor Leadership
Questionnaire” were applied to a convenience sample of 100 managers working for various companies in South
Africa. The study yielded significant correlations between managers’ level of emotional intelligence, leadership
behaviour and the outcomes of leadership.
OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om die verband tussen die leierskapsgedrag, uitkoms van leierskap en die emosionele
intelligensie van bestuurders te ondersoek. Die “Multifactor Emotional Intelligence Scale” en die “Multifactor
Leadership Questionnaire” is op ’n gerieflikheidsteekproef van 100 bestuurders wat in verskeie organisasies in Suid-
Afrika werksaam is, toegepas. Die resultate dui op ’n beduidende korrelasie tussen die vlak van emosionele
intelligensie, leierskapsgedrag en die uitkoms van leierskap van bestuurders.
