scholarly journals Does Emotional Intelligence Contribute to Quality of Strategic Decisions? The Mediating Role of Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Haitham M. Alzoubi ◽  
Ramsha Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Intelligent Information Systems ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Intelligent Information

Purpose—The purpose of this research is to explore the direct relationship between the emotional intelligence of top management and the quality of strategic decisions they take for their companies. This relationship is further examined by the mediating role of open innovation in the context of intelligent information systems that can impact the way top managers take decisions. This research adopted a survey design as cross-sectional data were taken through questionnaires from top management of the UAE national banks. A final sample size of 213 questionnaires completed by managers was obtained and analyzed. As predicted, there was a strong, positive relationship between managers’ emotional intelligence and the quality of their strategic decisions. Open innovation has revolutionized the way top managers of banks take decisions that are later transformed into policies. Decision-makers are required to possess the skill of decision-making by being vigilant of their surroundings. Hence, they have emotional intelligence and intelligent information systems (IIS) only enhances the trait. IIS is the glorified version of open innovation that further contributes to the decision-making process and the quality of decisions. This research is one of a kind as no one has explored these dimensions of emotional intelligence in the UAE.

Secure Attachment and Career Indecision: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 657-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayoung Phang ◽  
Weihua Fan ◽  
Consuelo Arbona
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Indecision ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Mediating Role

Over the past few decades, researchers have been trying to understand the career decision-making process from interpersonal and affective perspectives. Previous findings suggest that secure attachment is negatively linked to career indecision, but the extent to which other variables mediate this relation is less clear. The present study was designed to identify underlying mechanism in the relation between attachment and career indecision. This was done by examining a model which links secure attachment with career indecision through the mediating role of emotional intelligence. Participants included 362 female undergraduate students from a large Southern University. A path model was tested to investigate (a) the direct association of attachment to three dimensions of career indecision (lack of readiness, lack of information, and inconsistent information) and (b) whether emotional intelligence mediates the relations between attachment and the career indecision dimensions, while controlling students’ age. Results indicated a very good fit for the proposed path model. With two exceptions, results provided support for the study’s hypothesis regarding the direct and mediated links in the model; all paths were in the expected direction. Results of the study provide support for the notion that different antecedents may explain career decision-making difficulties, and therefore, college women may require diverse intervention approaches

The role of heuristic-driven biases in entrepreneurial strategic decision-making: evidence from an emerging economy

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maqsood Ahmad ◽  
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah ◽  
Yasar Abbass
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Strategic Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis article aims to clarify the mechanism by which heuristic-driven biases influence the entrepreneurial strategic decision-making in an emerging economy.Design/methodology/approachEntrepreneurs' heuristic-driven biases have been measured using a questionnaire, comprising numerous items, including indicators of entrepreneurial strategic decision-making. To examine the relationship between heuristic-driven biases and entrepreneurial strategic decision-making process, a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire has been used to collect data from the sample of 169 entrepreneurs who operate in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and Amos graphics software. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique.FindingsThe article provides empirical insights into the relationship between heuristic-driven biases and entrepreneurial strategic decision-making. The results suggest that heuristic-driven biases (anchoring and adjustment, representativeness, availability and overconfidence) have a markedly negative influence on the strategic decisions made by entrepreneurs in emerging markets. It means that heuristic-driven biases can impair the quality of the entrepreneurial strategic decision-making process.Practical implicationsThe article encourages entrepreneurs to avoid relying on cognitive heuristics or their feelings when making strategic decisions. It provides awareness and understanding of heuristic-driven biases in entrepreneurial strategic decisions, which could be very useful for business actors such as entrepreneurs, managers and entire organizations. Understanding regarding the role of heuristic-driven biases in entrepreneurial strategic decisions may help entrepreneurs to improve the quality of their decision-making. They can improve the quality of their decision-making by recognizing their behavioral biases and errors of judgment, to which we are all prone, resulting in a more appropriate selection of entrepreneurial opportunities.Originality/valueThe current study is the first to focus on links between heuristic-driven bias and the entrepreneurial strategic decision-making in Pakistan—an emerging economy. This article enhanced the understanding of the role that heuristic-driven bias plays in the entrepreneurial strategic decisions and more importantly, it went some way toward enhancing understanding of behavioral aspects and their influence on entrepreneurial strategic decision-making in an emerging market. It also adds to the literature in the area of entrepreneurial management specifically the role of heuristics in entrepreneurial strategic decision-making; this field is in its initial stage, even in developed countries, while, in developing countries, little work has been done.

Intervening role of realized absorptive capacity in organizational culture–open innovation relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Muzamil Naqshbandi ◽  
Yehia Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Realized Absorptive Capacity

Using data collected from middle and top managers working across different industries in the United Arab Emirates, this article examines the relationship between two contrasting organizational culture types and two types of open innovation (OI). It also takes into account the mediating role of realized absorptive capacity in these relationships. Results obtained using several statistical techniques show that a highly integrative culture relates positively, while a hierarchy culture relates negatively to the two types of OI. Results also establish the mediating role of realized absorptive capacity in these relationships. These findings contribute theoretically to OI and organizational culture literature and provide insights for practitioners on how to succeed or avoid failure in their OI initiatives. A discussion of the findings, along with limitations of the study and future research directions, is given.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE MODERN WORLD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
И.Р. Усамов ◽  
А.А. Албакова ◽  
А.А. Мустиев
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Intelligent Information Systems ◽  
Intelligent Information ◽  
The Moment

Статья посвящена рассмотрению роли интеллектуальных информационных систем в современном мире. Проведен анализ и рассмотрена сущность интеллектуальных систем, отрасли использования интеллектуальных систем, выделены проблемы внедрения интеллектуальных информационных систем и предложены механизмы решения проблем внедрения интеллектуальных информационных систем. Рассмотрены основные отрасли, где используются интеллектуальные информационные системы для повышения скорости производства и улучшения качества оказываемых услуг. Рассмотрены основные три проблемы искусственного интеллекта, которые не решены на данный момент, и которые в будущем могут вызвать мировой хаос. Предложены механизмы решения данных трех проблем. The article is devoted to the role of intelligent information systems in the modern world. The article analyzes and considers the essence of intelligent systems, the branches of using intelligent systems, identifies the problems of implementing intelligent information systems, and suggests mechanisms for solving the problems of implementing intelligent information systems. The main industries where intelligent information systems are used to increase the speed of production and improve the quality of services provided are considered. The main three problems of artificial intelligence, which are not solved at the moment, and which in the future can cause global chaos, are considered. Mechanisms for solving the set here problems areproposed.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence as a Mediator between Subjective Sleep Quality and Depression during the Confinement Due to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8837
Author(s):  
María Pilar Salguero-Alcañiz ◽  
Ana Merchán-Clavellino ◽  
Jose Ramón Alameda-Bailén
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceived Sleep Quality

In March of 2020, as a consequence of the health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus, the State of Alarm and home confinement of the entire population was imposed in Spain. It is foreseeable that this exceptional situation will have psychological effects on citizens. In this work, the impact of confinement on perceived sleep quality and depression is evaluated through questionnaires, as well as the mediating role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in this relationship. Our results show, firstly, higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in women and young people associated with poorer perceived sleep quality, and secondly, that Emotional Intelligence intervenes as a mediator in this relationship through three different pathways. Worse perceived quality of sleep causes a greater number of depressive symptoms. In addition, this direct relationship may be enhanced by the mediating role of Emotional Intelligence, which we can express in three different ways: low perceived sleep quality and high emotional attention lead to greater depression; low perceived sleep quality and low emotional clarity increase greater symptoms of depression; and low perceived sleep quality together with low clarity and low emotional repair increase levels of depression. Therefore, we can conclude that improving the skills involved in Emotional Intelligence might increase perceived sleep quality, and thus reduce depressive symptoms, which in turn may improve the quality of life.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Impact of Nurses Emotional Intelligence on Patients Quality-of-Care with the Mediating Role of Job Involvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Dr. Irfan Sabir ◽  
◽  
Azhar Tanveer ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Majid ◽  
Prof. Dr. Mohd Sadad Mahmud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Response Distribution ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the current study was to analyze the impact of Nurses Emotional Intelligence on Patients Quality-of-Care with the mediating role of Job Involvement. Deductive approach was used to study the constructs, derived from theory. Research hypotheses are formulated from existing theory and knowledge relating to emotional intelligence and patientscentered care. The sample was calculated through an online calculator ”Raosoft”. The recommended final simple size was 292 with a population size of 1200 at 95% confidence level, 5% error of margin and 50% response distribution. Correlations and regression analysis were performed to measure the mediation analysis. The statistical outcomes confirmed nurses emotional intelligence positively affects patients quality of care. Furthermore, the association between emotional intelligence and job involvement and job involvement and patients quality of care are also positive. Job involvement has a partial mediation impact in the said association. The study concludes by discussing future research directions.

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