Faculty of Social Sciences University of Tehran Woman in Development & Politics 2538-3124 13 1 2015 03 21 The impact of emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial orientation of female university students: The moderating role of cognitive style The impact of emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial orientation of female university students: The moderating role of cognitive style 73 92 55207 10.22059/jwdp.2015.55207 FA Asef Karimi Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Iran Ahmad Reza Ghasemi Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Iran Esmaiel Shabani Nejad MSc. Student of bussiness management, University of Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2015 03 06 At present, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial orientation are considered as a competitive advantage in organizations. Emotional intelligence process plays a critical role in the formulation and activation of entrepreneurial orientation of firms and organization. Therefore, this paper aims at studying the impact of emotional intelligence on the entrepreneurial orientation of female university students with the moderating effect of cognitive style. To gather data, questionnaires were distributed among a sample of 290 female students in Farabi College of Tehran University. The results showed that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial orientation. Also the moderating effect of cognitive style on the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation of female students was confirmed. At present, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial orientation are considered as a competitive advantage in organizations. Emotional intelligence process plays a critical role in the formulation and activation of entrepreneurial orientation of firms and organization. Therefore, this paper aims at studying the impact of emotional intelligence on the entrepreneurial orientation of female university students with the moderating effect of cognitive style. To gather data, questionnaires were distributed among a sample of 290 female students in Farabi College of Tehran University. The results showed that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial orientation. Also the moderating effect of cognitive style on the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation of female students was confirmed. https://jwdp.ut.ac.ir/article_55207_d1901dfc879de44a458f1f6d9957f19d.pdf