Business Intelligence Journal - July, 2012 Vol.5 No.2 334 Business Intelligence Journal July ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STRESS CAUSED BY THE ORGANISATION: A STUDY OF NURSES Zeynep Kalyoncu Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ankara, Turkey Email: zkalyoncu@gmail.com Semra Guney Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ankara, Turkey Email: semguney@hacettepe.edu.tr Mahmut Arslan Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ankara, Turkey Email: marslan@hacettepe.edu.tr Salih Guney Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics and Finance, Istanbul, Turkey Email: saguney2004@gmail.com Evren Ayranci (Corresponding Author) Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration (in English), Istanbul, Turkey Email: xonox@mynet.com Abstract Emotional intelligence is one of the biggest factors that contributes to the success of individuals who assume various tasks and roles in modern life. It is also important in determining how individuals cope with the stress that can potentially limit their emotional relationships, decrease their efficiency, and reduce the pleasure of life. The main purposes of this study were to consider the concepts of emotional intelligence and stress, and to conduct an applied study of the relationship between these two variables. The nurses who worked at some of the private and governmental hospitals in the province of Ankara were studied, and this present study identified a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and stress. Key words: Emotional Intelligence, Job Stress, Nursing, Turkey. The 21 st century is a time of globalisation, information revolution, and speed (Cascio, 2001). The most important effects of these can be seen in the business world, and they can manifest themselves as changes that organisations make in their structures, strategies, activities, and technologies (Langley, 2000). Constantly changing organisations impose new roles and duties on their employees, and the employees who want to handle new roles and duties need to have a good intelligence quotient (IQ) and a good emotional quotient (EQ) in the processes of decision making and problem solving. The 21 st century is also an era of stress. Individuals face stress in their organisational and daily lives. Although society has a set of legal regulations to help individuals live in a healthy manner, these regulations do not eliminate stress. Thus, a completely stress-free life is impossible,