The Effect of Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence and Employee Motivation on Job Satisfaction in the Ministry of Interior of UAE

The style and characteristics of leadership become a critical factor of success at the modern workplace. However, the organizations in the government sector are struggling to maintain the satisfaction of employees at high level due to weak communication between the leaders and employees. The influence of emotional intelligence is essential for every organization seeks improving the life and career of its employees. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the relationships between emotional intelligent leadership, employee motivation, and job satisfaction in the ministry of interior of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Quantitative methodology was applied to test the hypothesized relationships and validate the proposed conceptual framework. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of employees in the ministry. Simple random sampling technique was applied in the survey procedure. SPSS and AMOS software was utilized to conduct data analysis which is based on SEM. The results showed that emotional intelligent leadership has a significant effect on job satisfaction of ministry’s employees, whereas employee motivation mediates this relationship. In addition, the result reveals that mediator1 partially mediates this relationship. The outcome of this paper contributes to the theory of motivation and satisfaction of human resources at the workplace and provide novel evidence on the substantial role of emotional intelligent leadership in fostering the well-being of employees. Therefore, government organizations and policymakers in the UAE sector should consider the findings of this study in developing strategic future plans for developing the level of satisfaction and motivation among the workforce.