Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Excellence: Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence

In this competitive scenario, today Business Organizations need committed personnel‟s so that they can contribute to the survival of the organization. Organizational commitment can be alienated into three apparatus namely affective, normative and continuance commitment. There are several parameters that affect personnel‟s commitment. These parameters can be grouped into four groups; (1) organizational variables which include culture, leadership, structure and processes; (2) individual variables which include emotional quotient, personality traits, spiritual quotient and intellectual quotient; (3) job related factors, including remuneration system and job characteristics; and (4) environmental factors including physical environment and social relationships. This paper aims to discuss on the impact of the most leading organizational variables; leadership styles, on personnel‟s organizational commitment by intent on the impact of leaders‟ emotional intelligence.