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Elevating empathy: a training intervention analysis of its impact on emotional intelligence and crisis leadership

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Resumo:In today’s crisis-affected world, soft skills like empathy are increasingly important for effective leadership. While prior research shows that empathy can be trained, existing publications are focused mostly on healthcare settings. This quasi-experimental study examines whether empathy training can enhance emotional intelligence (EI) and crisis leadership abilities among business school students through a 90-minute face-to-face training. Although no significant impact on the respective constructs was found, participants demonstrated strong knowledge retention and high satisfaction with the intervention. This work thus provides a practical, replicable toolkit for integrating empathy training into business education and serves as a basis for future research.
Autores principais:Wissemann, Nicolas
Assunto:Empathy Emotional intelligence Crisis Management Soft skills Leadership Training Training design Empathy training
Ano:2025
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:dissertação de mestrado
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL
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Resumo:In today’s crisis-affected world, soft skills like empathy are increasingly important for effective leadership. While prior research shows that empathy can be trained, existing publications are focused mostly on healthcare settings. This quasi-experimental study examines whether empathy training can enhance emotional intelligence (EI) and crisis leadership abilities among business school students through a 90-minute face-to-face training. Although no significant impact on the respective constructs was found, participants demonstrated strong knowledge retention and high satisfaction with the intervention. This work thus provides a practical, replicable toolkit for integrating empathy training into business education and serves as a basis for future research.