DOES GENDER PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND WORK SATISFACTION? - A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EMPLOYEES WORKING IN VARIOUS PRIVATE SECTORS.

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to observe and explore the gender differences in terms of Emotional intelligence (EI) and work satisfaction of the workers engaged in different private sectors. Eventually, following the method of purposive sampling technique, the data was collected from 200 employees. Data was collected from the employees across various organizations like service sector, manufacturing organizations and teachers. Out of 200 employees 120 employees were male and 80 were female. Data were gathered through a variety of tools including: a demographic questionnaire; a scale of emotional intelligence (Chaddha & Singh,2003); and finally, a work satisfaction scale (Hackman & Oldham, 1975). Further, 2 hypotheses were formulated, and to find the results, t-test was computed. The findings revealed a variety of dimensions in relation to the variables. Data primarily revealed that male employees have higher emotional intelligence and lesser work satisfaction compared to the female employees of private sectors.

Keywords: Emotional intelligence, work satisfaction, gender difference.