Published on: May 2026
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS AN INVISIBLE CAPITAL: REDEFINING FINANCIAL AND HUMAN VALUE IN MODERN ORGANIZATIONS IN THEORETICAL PRESPECTIVE
BALA SURIYA S SASIKALA S V
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU) Gandhigram TN
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Abstract
The study uses theoretical and conceptual methods by uniting main management theories which include Human Capital Theory, Resource-Based View (RBV), Behavioral Theory of the Firm, and Social Exchange Theory to demonstrate how EI provides strategic value to organizations. The chapter investigates how EI affects financial performance through three pathways which include better decision-making, strong leadership capabilities, and higher employee satisfaction which leads to better customer relationships.
EI enables better human value accomplishments because it helps people build better connections with others and facilitates group work while minimizing disputes and advancing staff mental health. The chapter recommends organizations to use multi-method assessments and HR analytics and balanced scorecards as strategies to measure Emotional Intelligence despite its difficulties in assessment because it exists as an intangible attribute.
How to Cite this Paper
S, B. S. & V, S. S. (2026). Emotional Intelligence as an Invisible Capital: Redefining Financial and Human Value in Modern Organizations in Theoretical Prespective. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.057
S, BALA, and SASIKALA V. "Emotional Intelligence as an Invisible Capital: Redefining Financial and Human Value in Modern Organizations in Theoretical Prespective." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.057.
S, BALA, and SASIKALA V. "Emotional Intelligence as an Invisible Capital: Redefining Financial and Human Value in Modern Organizations in Theoretical Prespective." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.057.
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