Developing And Validating An Emotional Intelligence Scale For Women Entrepreneurs In India

Abstract

Developing the Emotional Intelligence scale related to Entrepreneurs of Indian Population. This scale can be used for analyzing Emotional Intelligence competencies which are essential for entrepreneurial journey. A quantitative research methodology is utilized, drawing on the Emotional Competency Inventory (Goleman et al., 2002) and existing literature on the emotional and entrepreneurial aspects of entrepreneurs to develop a scale. The validity and reliability of this scale are evaluated using SPSS analysis. The scale of 28 items is developed for entrepreneurs’ emotional intelligence and validated with Exploratory Factor Analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha test which provides a sufficient indication of reliability and validity. Sample of women entrepreneurs are taken into consideration for survey, we recommended for the similar study on male entrepreneurs for the scale generalizability. The study provides a novel perspective on the Emotional Intelligence scale for entrepreneurs. The items of emotional intelligence are majorly taken from entrepreneurial-related literature. This would be helpful for assessing the Emotional Intelligence of entrepreneurs.