| Abstract [eng] |
The master's thesis analyzes the links between a manager's emotional intelligence and teachers' job satisfaction. Addressing the topic of “The link between the emotional intelligence of managers and the job satisfaction of teachers” is particularly relevant in the current context. Changes in the global landscape, new trends in the labour market, and the drive of organisations to maintain, or even increase, their competitive advantage have created a new social imperative for management studies, giving priority to research on managerial emotional intelligence and the resulting effects, for example, on employee job satisfaction. Emotional intelligence has become more and more recognised in recent years as a key determinant of managerial effectiveness, yet the link between the emotional intelligence of managers and employee job satisfaction remains under-researched. The problem of this research lies in the relationship between the emotional intelligence of managers and the job satisfaction of teachers. The subject matter of the research is the link between the emotional intelligence of managers and employee job satisfaction. The aim of the research was to reveal the correlations between the emotional intelligence of managers and the job satisfaction of teachers, and to achieve this aim the following objectives were defined: to analyse the notion of emotional intelligence and its underlying structure as a concept, to analyse the concept of job satisfaction, to theoretically substantiate the link between the emotional intelligence of managers of educational institutions and the job satisfaction of teachers, and to examine such link. Theoretical (analysis of scientific literature) and empirical (quantitative: questionnaire survey method) research methods were applied in the fulfilment of the aim of the research. 470 educators from all over Lithuania participated in the research conducted. The research found that employee job satisfaction is a significant indicator for assessing managerial quality. Managers with high emotional intelligence tend to be able to foster a supportive, collaborative working environment, which directly contributes to employee job satisfaction. The emotional intelligence of managers in educational institutions has been found to be statistically significantly and positively related to the job satisfaction of teachers. The strongest correlations were found between the overall score of the emotional intelligence of managers and overall job satisfaction, as well as with opportunities for promotion, nature of work, leadership and salary. |
