Kıvrak, Fatma HalideYönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü2024-09-112024-09-112024Kıvrak, F. H. (2024). Trait emotional intelligence and individual innovativeness: A study on technoparks. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 15(3), 284-304. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2024.1406911740-89381740-8946https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2024.140691https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12154/3003Emotional intelligence is increasingly acknowledged as a driving force behind innovation. Employees with elevated emotional intelligence exhibit enhanced adaptability in industries focused on innovation, where heightened creativity and proficient collaborative problem-solving skills distinguish them from their counterparts lacking emotional intelligence. This study investigates the impact of employees’ trait emotional intelligence on individual innovativeness within the context of technoparks. The research also explores potential disparities in trait emotional intelligence and innovativeness, considering variables such as gender, marital status, education level, age, and managerial position. Using structural equation modelling, linear regression analysis, t-test and ANOVA, we analysed data collected from 164 employees in Istanbul’s technoparks. The findings highlight that general trait emotional intelligence, particularly its well-being and sociability dimensions, positively related with individual innovation. Additionally, significant differences in trait emotional intelligence were observed across all demographic factors, except marital status. Notably, gender and managerial position emerged as key differentiators for individual innovativeness, revealing higher levels of both emotional intelligence and innovativeness among those with managerial duties.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessTrait Emotional IntelligenceTrait EIIndividual InnovativenessTechnoparkArticle15328430410.1504/IJWOE.2024.1406912-s2.0-85203125208Q4