Figure 5. 1
5.1 Factors Influencing EI Development in Leaders
Conclusion 2: EI developmental experiences are social and cultural in
nature. This conclusion synthesizes themes 2 (EI experiences are socially constructed)
and 3 (culture influences EI experiences). It appears that, based on the participant
responses, the venues in which EI development is experienced are at the social level of
analysis. This finding aligns with situated learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991) precepts, as
learning inherently occurs contextually (Illeris, 2011). “The experienced emotion ...
plays a pivotal role in changing and transforming the very nature of the social situation
by allowing a new construal of the situation to emerge and, furthermore, by instigating
the person to engage in certain actions” (Markus & Kitayama, 1991, p. 235).
This study suggests that, while the catalyst for EI is intrapersonal, EI manifests in
an interpersonal setting. In this manner, Illeris (2011) asserted that “learning involves
specifically human processes that include both social interaction and individual
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