EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND AMERICAN ACCOUNTING MAJORS

This study investigates the differences and similarities among the factors associated with achievement on a test of Emotional Intelligence (EI) between college-level Chinese and American accounting students. Results of the study differ from previous findings in that few if any significant differences were identified between the two groups with regard to a number of demographic variables as well as achievement on an assessment of the EI levels of the students. The authors recommend that future research efforts focus on factors associated with such similarities in outcomes.