Abstract:
In the turbulent era, competitive advantage in the market can only be reaped through firm‟s human resources. Recently,
increasing numbers of scholars have argued that emotional intelligence (EI) is a core variable that affects the
performance of employees. There has been increasing tendency in the exploration of emotional intelligence and its
potential benefit for both individual and firm. Lucidly, there are contradiction findings on the relationship between
emotional intelligence and employee job performance. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate of the
relationship between emotional intelligence and employee‟s job performance. Data were garnered with a self administrated questionnaire from randomly selected 81employees working in World Vision Lanka in Sri Lanka. The
results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that individual components of the emotional intelligence, namely,
self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy and social skills, have a significant positive impact on
employees‟ job performance. The study has clearly explained the theoretical and practical implications.
