A Case Study on Role of Emotional Intelligence on Risk Taking and Wealth Creation Behaviour among Women Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are risk takers and wealth creators in society. They undertake risks, uncertainties by venturing out of established path of business. They generate employment and create wealth which greatly benefit themselves as well as the society. Lot of factors are said to influence such entrepreneurial behaviour; but one factor that has been identified recently as having significant relationship, is emotional intelligence. This paper draws on the concept of emotional intelligence as developed in Indian context. It investigates how emotional intelligence influences the risk taking and wealth creation behavior or abilities of women entrepreneurs. Analysing a sample of 82 women entrepreneurs, this study correlates emotional intelligence with entrepreneurial behaviour.