Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job Performance of Medical Professional working in private and public hospital: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Extensive research on the relationship between- emotional intelligence and job performance in medical professionals have been conducted by various researchers. The goal of this study is to assess the effect of emotional intelligence on healthcare workers' job performance, and to compare the levels of emotional intelligence in public and private hospitals. A simple random sampling method was used to gather the data. The survey was disseminated to healthcare professionals employed in both private and public healthcare institutions and includes 100 employees, evenly divided between public hospitals and private hospitals, with 50 respondents from each. The data was analysed using statistical tools in the SPSS software, specifically the Correlation and Independent T-Test functions. The study's findings indicate that employees' performance is impacted by their emotions and sentiments. Furthermore, a significant discrepancy in emotional intelligence was noted among employees in public and private hospitals.