How Does Emotional Intelligence Impact Employee Performance? Validation of WEIP-S among Indian Professionals

Emotional Intelligence has been linked with many desirable performance outcomes; however, the strength and nature of this impact has often been debated. Leading researchers advocate the use of specific, relevant and well-established instruments in empirical research to study Emotional Intelligence at the workplace. To this end, the current work validates WEIP-S, a popular Emotional Intelligence measure that has been specifically tailored for use in organizational research for use among Indian respondents. Results of study 1 ( n = 253) and study 2 ( n=852 ) suggest that WEIP-S retains its original four-factor structure and shows acceptable reliability when tested among working professionals from diverse economic sectors in India. Results of study 3 ( n=324) provide evidence for the significant positive impact of Emotional Intelligence at the workplace by linking WEIP-S scores to supervisor evaluations of performance. Additionally, results clarify the differential impact of the four dimensions of Emotional Intelligence on various aspects of employee performance.