The Moderating Effects of Emotional Intelligence in the Relation between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

변혁적 리더십과 조직시민행동의 관계에서 감성적 지능의 조절효과 분석

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of emotional intelligence in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. To achieve this research purpose, theoretical and empirical studies related to transformational leadership, organizational citizenship behavior, and emotional intelligence were carried out simultaneously. A field survey was undertaken through questionnaire sampling a population of public organization in Chungchungnamdo. The established hypotheses related to transformational leadership, organizational citizenship behavior, and emotional intelligence were verified by the hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS. The result of this research are as followers : First, hypothesis1 proposed that emotional intelligence will be moderate the effect of charisma on organizational citizenship behavior. The hierarchical regression analysis revealed that moderation term was insignificant. The interaction term for charisma and emotional intelligence had a insignificant and positive relationship with organizational citizenship behavior. Therefore, hypothesis1 was not supported by the data. Second. hypothesis2 stated that emotional intelligence will be moderate the effects of inspirational motivation on organizational citizenship behavior. Hypothesis2 The result of the hierarchical regression analysis show a insignificant interaction between inspirational motivation and emotional intelligence on organizational citizenship behavior. Therefore, hypothesis2 was not supported by the data. Third, hypothesis3 stated that emotional intelligence will moderate the effect of intellectual stimulation on organizational citizenship behavior. The result of the hierarchical regression analysis show a significant interaction between intellectual stimulation and emotional intelligence on organizational citizenship behavior. Therefore, hypothesis3 was supported by the data. Fourth, hypothesis4 proposed that emotional intelligence will moderate effect of individualized consideration on organizational citizenship behavior. The hierarchical regression analysis revealed that the interaction term for individualized consideration and emotional intelligence had a significant and positive relationship with organizational citizenship behavior. Therefore, hypothesis4 was supported by the data. This study revealed that emotional intelligence moderate the relationship between intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, and organizational citizenship behavior. It concludes that organizational citizenship behavior varies with coalignment of transformational leadership and emotional intelligence.

본 연구는 변혁적 리더십과 조직시민행동 간의 관계에서 감성적 지능의 조절효과를 분석하여 효과적인 조직의 경영을 위해 상사가 부하 구성원에게 보이는 리더십의 발휘에서 감성적 지능의 개발과 활용에 필요한 이론적 근거를 제시하는 것을 연구의 목적으로 하고 있다. 이러한 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 변혁적 리더십과 조직시민행동, 그리고 감성적 지능에 관한 선행연구와 이론 검토를 통해 연구 모델을 도출하고 가설을 설정하였으며, 이러한 가설은 현장에서 수집한 1차 자료의 통계적 분석을 통해 검증하였다. 가설 검증을 위한 위계적 회귀분석 결과에 의하면, 변혁적 리더십과 조직시민행동 간의 관계에서 감성적 지능은 조절변수로서의 역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 변혁적 리더십을 구성하는 하위 요인으로서 카리스마 및 영감동기부여와 조직시민행동 간의 관계에서 감성적 지능은 조절변수로서의 역할을 하지 않는 것으로 나타났으나, 지적 자극 및 개별적 배려와 조직시민행동간의 관계에서 감성적 지능은 조절변수로서의 역할을 하는 것으로 분석되었다.