Emotional intelligence, commitment and climate in organizations: bridging contribution and practical implication

Abstract

Research on organizational commitment and organizational climate has dramatically increased over the year. In the psychological areas, it has currently grown attention and become spot point among researchers. A greater attention has been paid by researchers on organizational commitment and organizational climate because both constructs are closely tied to cognitive, affective and human behavior that focus on the psychological matters in organizations. This gap is to exemplify and show how the ability model of emotional intelligence can acquire leaders’ EI skill set in order to influence directly the followers’ commitment and change the organizational climate. In this review, to bridge the gap between contribution and practice by considering the connection between emotional intelligence, organizational commitment and organizational climate among employees in organizations in order to find out the research contribution toward organizations and employees in all industries. In particular, this review has discussed about the challenges or barriers of commitment and climate in the industry to determine a huge practical implication should be studied and carried out for the organizational improvement.