Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Skills as Correlates of Job Outcomes: A Basis for a Career Advancement Program

Abstract

The thrust of this study was to seek the possible predictors or correlates of job outcomes among managers that would help to improve the job outcomes of the managers towards career advancement. Also, it aimed to broaden the knowledge base of the human capital management and the top management of the industrial company in understanding the correlation of the emotional intelligence and managerial skills in which hopefully, would be necessary for improving and advancing the management capability of an organization. Also, by analyzing the skills of the managers, the organization can identify and organize their patterns of behavior to increase the productivity of their organizations to great importance. If organizations are passionate to reach their mission and vision, they should try to create their management system effectively and develop the required skills in fulfilling their roles and management duties. The researcher used a descriptive correlational method of research. The researcher sought to describe relationships among variables without attempting to infer a causal relationship. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient r and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence, managerial skills, and job outcomes. Concentrating on the gathered findings, the inter-correlation between psychological knowledge, managerial skills, and job outcomes of the respondents and summarizes the rejection or acceptance of the null hypothesis. The correlation between managerial skills and job outcomes of the respondents showed that in terms of metrics, managerial skills such as initiative, teamwork, customer focus, and resilience were of significant correlate. Meanwhile, the quality focus was a significant correlated of business contribution. Self-development and resilience were significantly correlated. For the overall performance of the respondents, risks taking were significantly related. Moreover, developing people and interpersonal scale was significantly correlated. Self-development and General mood scale were significantly correlated. Lastly, continuous improvement and positive impression scale were significantly related. Based on the findings, areas that need for development to have a sufficient basis for career advancement program are the following: emotional intelligence educational course, strategic human resource management intervention and recruitment, selection, and hiring of production managers.