Melika Esmaeillou, Abbas Khodayari, Hamid Ghasemi
The objective of this study is to consider the relationship between negotiation strategies and emotional intelligence in officials of Iranian sport federations. The extant paper is descriptive-correlative field survey and is an applied study. The sample population of this study includes the officials of sport federations consisted of chairman, vicechairman, vice-chairman of women and secretary equal to 130 persons. The measurement tool is negotiation strategies questionnaire and emotional intelligence questionnaire in sport context. The statistical methods used for analysis of data include the descriptive and inferential (Spearman’s coefficient of correlation) statistics. The summary of this study indicated the association between negotiation strategies and emotional intelligence, and emotional intelligence elements and negotiation strategies of sport federations’ officials. The officials of sport federations have paid further attention to the competition negotiation strategy and sympathy element of emotional intelligence.
