TY - JOUR AU - Jameel, Shivan A. AU - Sadiq, Nzar I. AU - Hassan, Zirak Y. PY - 2017/06/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Role of Emotional Intelligence on Achieving Administrative Innovation JF - Academic Journal of Nawroz University JA - ACAD J NAWROZ UNIV VL - 6 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.25007/ajnu.v6n2a62 UR - https://journals.nawroz.edu.krd/index.php/ajnu/article/view/62 SP - 352-364 AB - <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As the time passes, organizations need more innovation in their work because there are many organizations that work in the same field as well as changes increase. Innovation in organizations, especially educational ones has become a necessary and fundamental thing because of technological, economic and social changes. Therefore, innovation plays a vital role in keeping and developing the organizations in the light of contemporary changes. The current study focused on the nature of the relation and the impact among the dimensions of emotional intelligence as an independent variable and administrative innovation as a dependent variable. The study was conducted on a sample of two private universities in Duhok governorate; Nawroz and Cihan Campus –Duhok. The study offered a theoretical framework to explain both variables in order to answer a set of questions that are stated in the content of the research problem. (SPSS V.20) was applied to analyze the participant responds to examine the relation and impact between the variables. A number of theoretical and field results were concluded. One of the important conclusions is that the emotional intelligence is considered to be a key of achieving the administrative innovation in the organization; the administrative innovation plays a significant role in approaching competitive advantages in addition to entrepreneurial and innovation achievement in organizations. In the light of that, a number of recommendations have been presented that can contribute to develop emotional intelligence in selected organizations, One of the important recommendations is that managers and heads of departments should be encouraged to innovate, broaden their horizons to develop their abilities, expand their awareness and support their innovative abilities so that they will be able to make appropriate decisions to solve those problems that organization encounter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> ER -