Hamid Reza Shahghasemi - Department of Education Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
Behrang Esmaeili Shad - Department of Education Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-management dimension of emotionalintelligence and organizational citizenship behavior among employees and faculty members of Islamic AzadUniversity of Shirvan Branch. In terms of objectives, this study is an applied one and regarding the method ofimplementation it is a descriptive survey, and with respect to statistics is co-relational. Since the population wassmall, we utilized the total number method to be more precise in sampling. Out of 116 subjects only 100 onesanswered the questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to interpret collected data. Todescribe the data mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum, tables of frequency distribution and finallybar graphs were used. In inferential statistics Pearson co-relational test, K-S test, t- test and multiple regressionswere applied. The finding of inferential statistics has shown that the respondents showed high level of emotionalintelligence. In addition, mean score of organizational citizenship behavior is fairly acceptable. The results ofinterferential statistics have shown that with 99 percent confidence there is a significant relationship between self-management dimension of emotional intelligence and organizational citizenship behavior among employees andfaculty members of Azad University of Shirvan. Regarding the findings dimension of self-management ofemotional intelligence is the most effective factor in organizational citizenship behavior of the community.

emotional intelligence, self-management, organizational, citizenship behavior, Islamic, Azad University of Shirvan