Abstract

PEREDA PEREZ, Francisco Javier; LOPEZ-GUZMAN, Tomás  and  GONZALEZ SANTA CRUZ, Francisco. Emotional intelligence as a management skill. Study applied in the municipalities of the province of Córdoba (Spain). Nóesis, Rev. cienc. soc. [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.53, pp.98-120.  Epub July 03, 2020. ISSN 2395-8669.  https://doi.org/10.20983/noesis.2018.1.5.

The article presents research on emotional intelligence skills policy in the context of the Local Government in the Province of Córdoba (Spain), and which is positioned as a skill with a great influence on the performance of individuals and the set of variables that define municipal organizations. From fieldwork in different entities at the municipal level, on a questionnaire given to 362 public employees, it focuses on the objective to know the valuation of inventory of 22 managerial skills and their importance in organizational variables. The results show the discrete valuation given to emotional intelligence, offering possibilities in defining strategies of management training in this skill, paying special attention to the identification and leadership development of public managers.

Keywords : Emotional intelligence; management skills; public sector; municipalities; Spain.

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