Effect of Psychological Work Climate and Emotion Intelligence on Teamwork

Abstract

This study examined the effect of psychological work climate and emotional intelligence on teamwork among Nigerian workers. One hundred and sixty participants were drawn from the University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti. The participants were made up of 65 males and 95 females. The Index of Organizational Reaction Scale (IOR), Work Group Function Scale (WGFS) and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQ) were used to gather data from the participants. Four hypotheses were tested, it was established that psychological work climate and emotional intelligence has an effect on teamwork. For effective teamwork to be achieved at the work place emotional intelligence is to be developed and a favorable psychological work climate created.