An overview of emotional intelligence research in construction project management: methodological concerns.

Lawani, Ama

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of previous studies on Emotional Intelligence (EI) in construction project management. The literature was surveyed to identify and describe the characteristics of previous studies of EI in the construction industry. Research themes and methods are reviewed in order to establish how EI of construction project managers are assessed. The findings indicate that majority of the studies applied a positivist methodology in investigating EI which may cloud the actual perception of the individual and consequently the relevance of the concept. Furthermore, the deficit of any alternative methodology may prevent elucidation of new informative ways to explain EI in a unique context such as construction. The study recommends the exploration of construction professionals' identities through their real life experiences by applying the grounded theory approach in order to better understand how EI can be developed and applied in construction project management.

Citation

LAWANI, A. 2016. An overview of emotional intelligence research in construction project management: methodological concerns. In Chan, P.W. and Neilson, C.J. (eds.) Proceedings of 32nd annual ARCOM (Association of Researchers in Construction Management) conference 2016 (ARCOM 2016), 5-7 September 2016, Manchester, UK. Manchester: ARCOM [online], 2, pages 639-648. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/19b9891a3cdbd208208fae1aec27cd58.pdf

• Conference Name: 32nd annual ARCOM (Association of Researchers in Construction Management) conference 2016 (ARCOM 2016)
• Conference Location: Manchester, UK
• Start Date: Sep 5, 2016
• End Date: Sep 7, 2016
• Acceptance Date: May 7, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Sep 7, 2016
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 5, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 5, 2021
• Publisher: ARCOM Association of Researchers in Construction Management
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 639-648
• ISBN: 9780995546301
• Keywords: Emotional intelligence; Professional identity; Review
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1358121
• Publisher URL: https://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/archive/2016-ARCOM-Full-Proceedings-Vol-2.pdf