THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLOBE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE VALUES AND THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF EMPLOYEES IN SERBIAN ORGANIZATIONS

Olga Hadžić; Milena Nedeljković; Milan Nikolić

doi:10.19090/pp.2014.2.137-156

Autori

Olga Hadžić Department of Geography, Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad
Milena Nedeljković Department of Geography, Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad
Milan Nikolić Department of Management, Technical Faculty University of Novi Sad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2014.2.137-156

Ključne reči:

organizaciona kultura, emocionalna inteligencija, tranzicija

Apstrakt

The main aim of this research is to establish whether emotionalintelligence can serve as a predictor of desirable GLOBEorganizational culture values and which emotional intelligenceabilities are predictors to particular dimensions of desirableGLOBE organizational culture among middle managers from avariety of businesses in Serbia. The sample consisted of 224middle managers from 131 organizations in Serbia. The resultsobtained in the paper confirmed the influence of emotionalintelligence of middle managers to their organizational culturepreferences. The paper belongs to the person-organizationfit theory and may be used by the management of Serbianorganizations during organizational changes, the selection ofnew managers, and the retention of high emotionally intelligentmanagers.