Investigating the relationship between principalsʹ emotional intelligence (EI) and organizational health: A case study

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between principalsʹ emotional intelligence and organizational health in the elementary, middle and high schools of Maragheh sub-province. In this research, Golemanʹs competency model which includes self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, sympathy and social skills (regulating relationship with the others) is used to measure the independent variable (EI). To measure dependent variable (that is, organizational health), Parsonʹs model based on three dimensions including institutional, administrative and technical was drawn upon. The hypotheses of the research which consist of one main and five minor hypotheses are based on Golemanʹs conceptual framework. As for the data analysis and the findings of the research all hypotheses were confirmed and it came into light that in the EI framework, sympathy, social skills, self-consciousness, self-regulation and finally motivation of the principals, respectively, have a significant relation with organizational health.