Emotional intelligence plays an important role in motivating a person to commit to a job. A person’s
attitude while carrying out work makes emotional intelligence directed towards good productivity in the
organization. This situation is also a major issue among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. There are issues
where these teachers are unable to give a firm commitment to their organization due to their work attitude and
emotional intelligence. This quantitative study was conducted to explore the relationship between work attitudes,
organizational commitment and emotional intelligence among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. This study
involved 263 respondents consisting of vocational college teachers throughout Malaysia. Analysis with Structural
Equation Modelling (SEM) approach using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software was conducted. The
results of the analysis show that, there is a significant positive relationship between work attitudes, organizational
commitment and emotional intelligence. Therefore, this study can be used as a guide to stakeholders in managing
vocational colleges, teachers and organizations properly
