Nexus Between Emotional Intelligence, Green Transformational Leadership, Social Intelligence, And Knowledge Sharing Behavior Among Academic Staff in Kenyan Universities

The primary goal of the study was to ascertain the moderating mediation influence that social intelligencehas on the relationship between emotional intelligence and knowledge‐sharing behavior in Kenyaninstitutions. The relational models theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior served as the studyʹsfoundation and pillars. A sample size of 378 was chosen through random sampling from a total of 24,170respondents. Structured questionnaires with items anchored on a five‐point Likert scale were used tocollect the data. Using ProcessMacro, the Hayes Model 5 was used to test the hypothesis. According to thefindings (BootLLCI=.050 and BootULCI=.227, =.0.138 p.05), social intelligence mediates the link betweenemotional intelligence and knowledge sharing behavior. Additionally, the connection between emotionalintelligence and information sharing behavior is strongly moderated by green transformational leadership(R2 change =.043, =.0.068 p.05). The research came to the conclusion that social intelligence and emotionalintelligence together increase employee knowledge exchange. Employees with social intelligence are ableto identify important social networks, comprehend fundamental power dynamics, and apply thisknowledge to enhance information exchange. Additionally, green transformational leadership emphasizesthat through fostering a green company identity, environmental care, and environmental passion amongemployees, it can influence their green behavior. In terms of application, the studyʹs conclusions can helpKenyan institutionsʹ leaders develop plans for enhancing knowledge sharing through social intelligenceand putting green transformational leadership into practice. Institutions of higher learning, universitymanagement, and scholars, particularly when it comes to utilizing information, have generally neglectedthe role of social intelligence and green transformational leadership as catalysts in Kenyan universities.