THE EFFECTS OF MANAGERS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LEVELS ON DEMOCRATIC-PARTICIPATIVE AND LAISSEZ-FAIRE MANAGEMENT STYLES

The object of the research is investigating the effect of managers’ emotional intelligence levels on their laissez-faire management style. The research has been done in IT sector and 368 managers have attended to the study. According to the findings, the self-actualization dimension of emotional intelligence has a significant negative effect on laissez-faire management style (p<.001). It is determined that the assertiveness dimension of emotional intelligence has a significant effect on laissez-faire management style and there is a positive relationship between the two terms (p<.001). Reality testing dimension (p<.01) and problem solving dimension (p<.01) of emotional intelligence have significant positive effects on laissez-faire management style. According to the findings related to democraticparticipative management style; while self-actualization and problem-solving dimensions of emotional intelligence are statistically significant (p<.001 and p<.01) and have positive effect on democratic-participative management style, the reality testing dimension of emotional intelligence has negative effect (p<.05). No other dimension of emotional intelligence has a significant effect on democratic-participative management style and laissez-faire management style (p>.05)