Session Summary

Session Number:624
Session ID:S1361
Session Title:Is Emotional Intelligence One of the Retained Learnings of Our MBAs? Are We Preparing Them to Manage and Lead?
Short Title:Emotional Intelligence
Session Type:Division Symposium
Hotel:Swiss
Floor:LL3
Room:Gball I
Time:Wednesday, August 11, 1999 12:20 PM - 2:10 PM

Sponsors

MED  (James Stoner)Stoner@mary.fordham.edu (212) 765-5573 

General People

Chair Boyatzis, Richard E. Case Western Reserve U. reb2@po.cwru.edu 216 368-2055 

Submissions

Competencies and Learning 
Presenter Cameron, Kim S. Case Western Reserve U. ksc6@guinness.som.cwru.edu 216 368-2046 
Teaching for Emotional Competence 
Presenter Bilimoria, Diana  Case Western Reserve U. dxb12@guinness.som.cwru.edu (216) 368-2115 
Reaching Across the Curriculum: Emotional Competence -- It's Not Just for OB Anymore! 
Presenter McLeod, Poppy L. Case Western Reserve U. plm2@guinness.som.cwru.edu 216 368-2138 
Does Management Education Really Make a Difference in Developing Students' Emotional Intelligence? 
Presenter Boyatzis, Richard E. Case Western Reserve U. reb2@po.cwru.edu 216 368-2055 

Abstract

This symposium addresses how we attempt to increase or assure the emotional intelligence (i.e., self-awareness, self-management, and interpersonal capabilities) of our graduating MBAs. While we believe they leave our programs with more knowledge and technical skills (e.g., performing a multiple regression or calculating return on net assets employed), are they equipped to be effective managers or leaders? Research in thousands of organizations around the world has documented the importance of emotional intelligence and related competencies in distinguishing those managers and leaders who are effective and outstanding. The same research suggests that while cognitive abilities and knowledge are necessary for minimal or average performance, it is this other set of capabilities that makes the difference between those who are effective and others. In this symposium, we will answer the question, "How are we, in management education, focussed, organized, and prepared to help our students develop the vital capabilities which constitute emotional intelligence?" Presentations will include discussions of (a) the conceptual framework underlying competency-based management education and the links between competency development and learning styles, (b) experiences with required courses at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management that focus on helping students develop these abilities, (c) the integration of emotional competence development into the broader MBA curriculum, and (d) research findings from a variety of studies of graduating students documenting programmatic impact on the development of emotional intelligence and related competencies.