http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/index.asp 530 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2018, pp. 530–537, Article ID: IJMET_09_01_057 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=1 ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online: 0976-6359 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed A STUDY ON SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF INSURANCE SECTORS IN MYSURU CITY Lathesh K R and Vidya D Avadhani Department of Mangement and Commerce, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Mysuru Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT: Social Intelligence is the capacity of a person to know oneself and others in the social environment. This paper deals with the objective of finding the impact of social intelligence on employee performance and the effect of social intelligence on different age groups. This was analyzed based on seven different variability. The social intelligence was measured using four different dimensions viz., self-awareness, art of reading of others, conflict handling and relationship management. Likewise, the employee performance was measured by using nature of work, work flexibility and employee motivation. The sample size for the finding was 50 .The results found that 1) employees those who are having high level of social intelligence can adopt new skills in their work and can perform better. For second objective it was found that 2) social intelligence does not have different impact on different age groups. Keywords: social intelligence, employee performance, insurance sectors Cite this Article: Lathesh K R and Vidya D Avadhani, A Study on Social Intelligence and its Impact on Employee Performance of Insurance Sectors in Mysuru City, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 9(1), 2018. pp. 530–537. http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=1 1. INTRODUCTION According to Edward Thorndike (1920),"the capacity to understand and manage men and women and girls, to act wisely in human relations." M Babu (2013), describes social intelligence as "the ability to deal efficiently and thoughtfully, keeping one’s own identity, employing opposite social inputs with a wider understanding of social environment; considering empathetic co-operation as a base of social acquaintance." Social intelligence is the ability to successfully direct and convey difficulty of social affairs and surroundings. Ross Honeywell (2015), affirms it is a combined degree of self and social-awareness, advanced social views with approaches, capacity and desire to be able