Investigating The Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Financial Intelligence on the Financial Performance of Banks with The Mediating Role of Risk Taking

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence and financial intelligence on financial performance with the mediating role of risk taking. Therefore, the present study is an applied research in terms of its purpose and uses a descriptive-survey method in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the present study is 102 employees of Ayandeh Bank in Shiraz. In order to determine the sample size, the Cochran formula was used. According to this formula and the number of the statistical population, the sample size was determined to be 81 people. Due to the non-normality of the data, Smart PLS3 software was used to test the hypotheses and measure the relationships based on the structural equation modeling method based on partial least squares. According to the analysis of the research data, it can be stated that emotional intelligence and financial intelligence have a positive and significant effect on financial performance and risk taking, as well as risk taking on financial performance.