Maryam  Mahdinezhad, Turiman  Bin Suandi, Abu  Daud Bin Silong, Zoharah  Binti Omar, 
    Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance among Academic 
  Leaders at Research Universities in Malaysia,
    International Business Management,
    Volume 7,Issue 5,
    2013,
    Pages 404-409,
    ISSN 1993-5250,
    ibm.2013.404.409,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2013.404.409)
    Abstract: Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) are playing an increasingly 
  important role towards development of Malaysia by providing a range of services 
  which includes providinga new generation of skilled leaders who are highly competent 
  in order to cope with the changes and competitive situationsin educational environments, 
  such as universities. As such to demonstrate the utility of the Emotional Intelligence 
  (EI) in higher education, this concept study focuses on the influence of EI 
  on job performanceamong academic leaders in research universities in Malaysia. 
  The researchers argue that EI is asignificant predictor of job performance. 
  Its focus was on academic leaders’ 
  EI in improving their job performance in educational institutions and research 
  universities in Malaysia. At the end, some operating performance tasks by academic 
  leaders in higher education institutions are presented.
    Keywords: Emotional intelligence;job performance;academic leaders;education institutions;Malaysia