Investigation of the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational identification: A research on the university employees

Although technological developments facilitate all areas of our lives, the importance of human resource in working life is an indisputable fact for organizations. For this reason, organizations strive to produce strategies that increase productivity, positive human relations and service quality for human resources. Organizations in the implementation of these activities and the concept of emotional intelligence and organizational identification in the creation of a positive organizational climate is a fact known to play a major role.Because emotional intelligence and organizational identification are so important, the aim of the study is; The relationship between the university employees to examine their emotional intelligence and organizational identification. Within the scope of the research, data were obtained from 305 participants working at Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University by applying the survey method via e-mail and online web page. In the study; Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS)", and Organizational Identification Scale consisting of 6 items and one dimension, developed by Mael and Ashforth in 1992 and adapted to Turkish by Tüzün (2006) were used. The resulting data were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 program.According to the result of the factor analysis, two sub-dimensions of the emotional intelligence scale emerged. In addition, significant differences were found between some demographic characteristics, emotional intelligence and organizational identification. According to the results of the regression analysis, it was revealed that the emotional intelligence perceptions of the participants had a positive and significant effect on their organizational identification.