A Literature Review of the Influence of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the Big Five Personality Traits on Leadership Effectiveness

Abstract

This paper presents a literature review of the influence of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the Big Five personality traits on leadership effectiveness. It highlights relevant theoretical and empirical work that measures the relationship between EI and the Big Five personality dimensions on leader effectiveness. Because there have been doubts of the contribution of EI to leadership effectiveness, calls have been made for more empirical research related to the unique role of EI on leadership effectiveness. This paper provides a foundation for studies through reviewing and analyzing the existing literature and identifies opportunities for efficient further related research in the subject.