Designing a Model Explaining the Relationship of Spirituality in the Workplace with Human Resource and Organizational Performance
Subject Areas : Business ManagementMohammad Sabet Motlagh 1 , mehdi alvani 2
1 - Ph.D. student of Management, School of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor of Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Organizational Performance, Spirituality, Human resources performance, structural equation modeling,
Abstract :
The rapid spread of spirituality and religious beliefs in the new millennium has increased the importance of spirituality and its applications for governments, organizations and managers. One of the most significant issues in this regard is the role spirituality can play in promoting the workplace atmosphere. Thus, the aim of the present research was to design a model to assess the relationship between spirituality in workplace with human resource and organizational performance. To achieve the aim, the researchers first designed a conceptual model using relevant variables collected through a rich literature review and via exploratory factor analysis. Secondly, they examined the model using Structural Equation Modeling. The results of the questionnaires that were collected from a random sample of 217 workers at Allameh Tabataba'i University showed that trust in God, catering for human values of employees, fostering labor force creativity, felling a sense of meaningfulness of work and increasing organization productivity have the greatest impact on each of the latent variables of the model. Based on the values of CPR statistics, the set significant level and model fit indices, the research hypotheses were confirmed.
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Abazari, A. M., & Amirianzadeh, M. (2016), The Relationship between Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment with Organizational Citizenship Behavior. New Approach to Educational Management, 7, 119-144, (In Persian).
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Amirhosseini, Z. & Ghobadi, S.(2015), The Study of Spirituality in the Workplace and the Productivity of the Organizational Force in the Tourism Bank. Iranian Journal of Public Administration Mission, 6, 95-110, (In Persian).
Doaie, H., & Azizi, M. (2012), The Impact of Spirituality at Work on Organizational Citizenship Behavior with Emphasis on Organizational Commitment. Managment, 4, 29-51, (In Persian).
Fereydoni, M., & Ghahfarrokh, E. A. (2015), The Relationship between Organizational Spirituality and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Staff of Sport and Youth General Office of Tehran Province. Journal Of Sport Management, 7, 921-933, (In Persian).
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Shoar, S. M. A., Irani, H., Golverdi, M. & Jafari, S. M. (2014), Studying the Relationship between Spirituality in the Workplace from the perspective Milliman and Engagement at Work (Case: Jahad Keshavarzi Organization of Qom). Organizational Culture Management, 12, 41-61, (In Persian).
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Barrett, R. (2009), What’s right and wrong with spirituality in the workplace. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 6(3), 261-268.
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Eanders, J.E., Hopkins, W., & Geroy, G.D.(2004), Spirituality-Leadership-Commitment Relationships in the Workplace: An Exploratory Assessment.
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Karen, C. C., George, R. G., & Sally, A. R. (2000), A Framework for Accommodating Religion and Spirituality in the Workplace (and Executive Commentary). The Academy of Management Executive, 14(3), 124-134.
Marques, J. (2005), Spirituality in the Workplace: Developing an Integral Model and a Comprehensive Definition. 7.
Marques, J., & Dhiman, S. (2008), On Teaching and Learning about Spirituality in the Workplace at the MBA Level. The Journal of Global Business, 2(1), 95-111.
Miller, D. W., & Ewest, T. (2015), A New Framework for Analyzing Organizational Workplace Religion and Spirituality. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 12(4), 305-328.
Petchsawang, P., & McLean, G. N. (2017), Workplace Spirituality, Mindfulness Meditation, and Work Engagement. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 14(3), 216-244.
Purnamasari, P., & Amaliah, I. (2015), Fraud Prevention: Relevance to Religiosity and Spirituality in the Workplace. Procedia. Social and Behavioral Sciences, 211, 827-835.
Strhan, A. (2014), Spirituality, religion in the American workplace. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 11(1), 91-94.
Whitaker, B.G., & Westerman, J.W.(2014), Linking Spirituality and Values to Personal Initiative Through Psychological Empowerment. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 11(3), 269-291.
