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The preceding article examines an important and interesting question; that is, under what conditions can learning contribute to the development of emotional intelligence (EI)? Despite the controversy surrounding the definition and construct of EI, its prevalence for the human resources development (HRD) field and its implications for HRD professionals have been hard to deny. With the growing interest in EI, this research is both timely and valuable. , in a recent review of EI research, concluded that because HRD is a field that emphasizes learning to improve performance at individual, team, and organizational levels, it is imperative that HRD professionals understand how to develop EI to improve performance. However, he suggests that evidence of a link between EI development and performance improvement is tenuous at best, partly because ambiguities surround the definition of EI, and because of differences in how this construct is operationalized in the research. Although this study does not resolve the issues, it contributes to HRD literature in two primary ways. First, it sheds light on factors to consider when developing EI abilities through learning, and second, it provides evi

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Author

Michael P. Leimbach; Jane Maringka

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 1044-8004)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)