Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional labour (EL) strategies and employees’ performance by considering the role of emotional intelligence (EI) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach This study focused on the administrative staff of International...

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Main Authors: Kamassi, Ahmed, Boulahlib, Loutfi, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Omar, Azura
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spelling iium-791652020-03-03T02:22:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/ Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence Kamassi, Ahmed Boulahlib, Loutfi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah Omar, Azura HF5549 Personnel management Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional labour (EL) strategies and employees’ performance by considering the role of emotional intelligence (EI) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach This study focused on the administrative staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) who deal with students and guests from different countries. A total of 186 valid questionnaires were gathered from administrative staff selected using random sampling. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses of this study. Findings The results showed significant relationships of EL strategies with administrative staff performance. Furthermore, moderation analyses revealed that EI moderates the relationships between EL strategies and staff performance. Originality/value The study extends the current research on the effects of EL strategies on work performance and tests the moderating role of EI in these relationships in higher learning institutions. Moreover, it examines the performance of EL strategies and EI in cross-cultural context. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2019-08-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/1/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/2/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/3/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee_WOS.pdf Kamassi, Ahmed and Boulahlib, Loutfi and Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah and Omar, Azura (2019) Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence. Management Research Review, 43 (2). pp. 133-149. ISSN 2040-8269 E-ISSN 2040-8277 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MRR-03-2019-0097/full/html 10.1108/MRR-03-2019-0097
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topic HF5549 Personnel management
spellingShingle HF5549 Personnel management
Kamassi, Ahmed
Boulahlib, Loutfi
Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Omar, Azura
Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
description Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional labour (EL) strategies and employees’ performance by considering the role of emotional intelligence (EI) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach This study focused on the administrative staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) who deal with students and guests from different countries. A total of 186 valid questionnaires were gathered from administrative staff selected using random sampling. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses of this study. Findings The results showed significant relationships of EL strategies with administrative staff performance. Furthermore, moderation analyses revealed that EI moderates the relationships between EL strategies and staff performance. Originality/value The study extends the current research on the effects of EL strategies on work performance and tests the moderating role of EI in these relationships in higher learning institutions. Moreover, it examines the performance of EL strategies and EI in cross-cultural context.
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author Kamassi, Ahmed
Boulahlib, Loutfi
Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Omar, Azura
author_facet Kamassi, Ahmed
Boulahlib, Loutfi
Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Omar, Azura
author_sort Kamassi, Ahmed
title Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
title_short Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
title_full Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
title_fullStr Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
title_full_unstemmed Emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
title_sort emotional labour strategies and employee performance: the role of emotional intelligence
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/1/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/2/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/79165/3/79165_Emotional%20labour%20strategies%20and%20employee_WOS.pdf
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