Abstract:
The aim of the study was to identify the level of Social Intelligence and its relation
to the leadership style for academic leaders at Al-Jouf University and to detect the
correlation between them. The study followed the analytical descriptive method. The
questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument. The sample consisted of (346)
faculty members at Al-Jouf University in Saudi Arabia.
The results of the study showed that the level of social intelligence for the academic
leaders at Al-Jouf University was very high. The leadership style of the academic
leaders at Al-Jouf University was the democratic leadership style to a large extent
followed by the autocratic style. The results also showed a strong and statistically
significant correlation between social intelligence and the democratic leadership
style for the academic leaders of Al-Jouf University, and a negative and statistically
significant correlation between social intelligence and autocratic leadership style for
academic leaders at the University of Al-Jouf. The result also found that there were
no statistically significant differences in the level of social intelligence for academic
leaders at the University of Al-Jouf according to the variables of gender, grade and
college. There were also no statistically significant differences in leadership style for
academic leaders at Al-Jouf University according to the variables: gender, grade, and
college.
The study recommended a dissemination of the social intelligence culture
among the university staff, clarification of its role in the success of individuals on
professional and personal levels, holding training courses for the development of
social intelligence and the skills of democratic leadership style for academic leaders
at Al-Jouf University. The study also suggsted that social intelligence must be taken
into consideration when selecting academic leaders at Al-Jouf University.