2005/04/14 by Edwin A. Locke · 532 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · Medicine · #Emotional Intelligence and Performance #Education and Critical Thinking Development #Empathy and Medical Education #Rationality #Emotional intelligence #Psychology #Meaning (existential) #Relation (database) #Epistemology #Social psychology #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Philosophy #Computer science #Psychotherapist #Data mining
paper · doi:10.1002/job.318
published in Journal of Organizational Behavior 26(4), 425-431 (Wiley)
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Abstract In this paper I argue that the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) is invalid both because it is not a form of intelligence and because it is defined so broadly and inclusively that it has no intelligible meaning. I distinguish the so‐called concept of EI from actual intelligence and from rationality. I identify the actual relation between reason and emotion. I reveal the fundamental inadequacy of the concept of EI when applied to leadership. Finally, I suggest some alternatives to the EI concept. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.