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Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits as Predictors of Job Performance of IT Employees

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  • Priyam Dhani

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India)

  • Tanu Sharma

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India)

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The chief aim of this article is to examine the emotional intelligence (EI) and personality traits as the predictors of job performance of IT employees in India. To obtain this, the data was collected from 158 middle management employees working in Indian IT sector through random sampling method with the help of three scales such as DKEIT, JPI, and MPI. After data collection, the study carried out a different statistical analysis which includes frequency, correlation and regression analysis through SPSS 23.0 version. The study findings reported that both EI and Personality Traits impact the performance of job of IT employees, i.e. both Personality Traits and EI operate as a predictor of Job Performance of Indian IT employees. Based on which, the article gives few recommendations to future researchers.

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  • Priyam Dhani & Tanu Sharma, 2018. "Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits as Predictors of Job Performance of IT Employees," International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP), IGI Global, vol. 9(3), pages 70-83, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jhcitp:v:9:y:2018:i:3:p:70-83
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    1. Michele Samuele Borgia & Francesca Di Virgilio & Maura La Torre & Muhammad Adnan Khan, 2022. "Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Job Performance Moderated by Knowledge Risks: Are Bank Employees Ready?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-20, April.

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