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Unikátna schopnosť empatie v prípade slovenských manažérov
A unique ability of empathy in the case of Slovak managers

Author(s): Filip Smutný
Subject(s): Economy, Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Human Resources in Economy, Business Ethics
Published by: Belianum
Keywords: Empathy; Manager; Personality; Relations; Humanity;

Summary/Abstract: Being able to put oneself in another's situation is truly a mastery skill that builds a manager's personality, team spirit and mutual trust. The aim of the paper is to declare the real importance of an empathy in a managerial work, as well as to present the results of empathy quotient on a sample of Slovak managers. For the examining, we used the Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright self-assessment test of empathy on a sample of 707 Slovak managers. Through our research, we conclude that Slovak managers have an above-average level of empathy. These positive findings opens up space for its implementation in every day work and also to reevaluate value preferences by knowing what makes a real sense. Secondary and primary survey results declare the fact that the right amount of empathy is not a sign of weakness, but of a person's greatness

  • Issue Year: 24/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-63
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Slovak