The Department of Business Administration at the College of Administration and Economics, University of Mosul, held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 the defense of a PhD dissertation in Discussion Hall No. (1). The dissertation, titled:
“Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Enhancing Job Competencies: The Mediating Role of Self-Marketing – An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Faculty Members at the University of Mosul”
was presented by the student: Suhail Luqman Abbas Fattah.
The study aimed to explore the role of emotional intelligence—through its dimensions (self-awareness, self-management, motivation, empathy, and social skills)—in enhancing job competencies, which include (leadership, digital, personal, and productivity competencies). This was examined through the mediating role of self-marketing, represented by (self-confidence and persuasion skills), in addition to identifying the university’s level of attention to these variables.
Key findings of the study:
There is a full (complete) mediating role of self-marketing in the relationship between emotional intelligence and job competencies.
Enhancing self-marketing skills significantly strengthens the impact of emotional intelligence on developing job competencies among faculty members.
The examination committee consisted of:
Prof. Dr. Darman Suleiman Sadiq – College of Administration and Economics / Al-Hadbaa University as a chair, Prof. Dr. Maisoon Abdullah Ahmed – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud Hamed – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member, Asst. Prof. Dr. Amer Ismail Hadid – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul – as a member, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hassan Thabit Jassim – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member and Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Salam Yahya Al-Hamdani – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member and supervisor.