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Emotional competence at work

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, Volume 33, issue 7, pp. 1485-1498

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(Purpose) The study investigated emotional competence at work, and elaborated emotional competence in relation to socio-cultural aspects of emotions at work. (Design/Methodology/Approach) Emotional competence at work was explored via interviews, surveys, and observations. The study was conducted over one year, during which an emotion-training intervention was conducted within a medium-sized company, operating in the healthcare sector. (Findings) The study shed light on emotional competence at work, identifying three domains: Individual emotional competence, Emotional competence within interactions, and Emotional competence embedded in workplace practices. (Research limitations/Implications) This study was conducted in one organization. (Practical implications) Organizational developers are recommended to implement activities such as training interventions in order to build emotional competence; this applies not only at the individual level, but also to achieve interaction among members of the organization, within collective workplace practices. (Originality /value) Previous studies on emotional competence have been limited to the individual level. The sociocultural approach to emotional competence adopted in this study recognizes – in addition to the individual and interactional level of emotional competence – emotional competence at work as related to practices at work.

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Ikävalko, H, Hökkä, P, Paloniemi, S & Vähäsantanen, K 2020, 'Emotional competence at work', Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 1485-1498. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-01-2020-0024

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