Emotional Intelligence: Predictor of Success and Career Advancement - A Survey of Bulgarian Digital Entrepreneurs

Ana Todorova, Diana Antonova

2023

Abstract

Emotional intelligence has gone from being a buzzword to a potential prospect for business success. An increasing body of research focuses on emotionally intelligent leadership, which fosters creativity, encourages open communication, and cultivates loyalty among employees and business groups. Discussions about whether emotional intelligence predicts the success and professional realization of the individual are still in the early phase of research in Bulgarian scientific and business circles. The authors of this report allow that emotional intelligence has a significant, positive relationship with career success and advancement. The authors surveyed 1175 Bulgarian digital entrepreneurs to confirm or reject the claim. The results show that women have more developed emotional intelligence competencies – self-awareness, self-control, motivation, empathy and social skills. However, the analysis demonstrates that emotional intelligence is not a sufficient predictor of career development..

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Todorova A. and Antonova D. (2023). Emotional Intelligence: Predictor of Success and Career Advancement - A Survey of Bulgarian Digital Entrepreneurs. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS; ISBN 978-989-758-671-2, SciTePress, pages 126-133. DOI: 10.5220/0012158400003598

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis23,
author={Ana Todorova and Diana Antonova},
title={Emotional Intelligence: Predictor of Success and Career Advancement - A Survey of Bulgarian Digital Entrepreneurs},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS},
year={2023},
pages={126-133},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012158400003598},
isbn={978-989-758-671-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS
TI - Emotional Intelligence: Predictor of Success and Career Advancement - A Survey of Bulgarian Digital Entrepreneurs
SN - 978-989-758-671-2
AU - Todorova A.
AU - Antonova D.
PY - 2023
SP - 126
EP - 133
DO - 10.5220/0012158400003598
PB - SciTePress