Influence of Workplace Spirituality on Job Satisfaction: A study among Employees working in the IT Industry in India
Keywords:
Job satisfaction, Workplace Spirituality, Age, Gender, Designation, Work Experience, Marital Status, EducationAbstract
Purpose- This study examines the influence of workplace spirituality and demographic variables on job satisfaction among employees working in the IT industry India.
Design- Using a cross sectional field study design, the researcher collected responses of 255 employees in India. Employees from the 3 IT companies participated in the study. Judgmental sampling was used for the research. Spirituality at work place was measured using the 20-item scale created by Ashmos & Dunchon (2000). The computed internal consistency reliability for this measure was 0.81. 6-item scale by Berson and Linton (2005) was used to measure Job Satisfaction. The computed internal consistency reliability for this measure was 0.85.
Findings- Workplace spirituality, designation and gender are found to be statistically related to workplace spirituality. Workplace spirituality is found to be positively related to job satisfaction which means an improvement in the level of workplace spirituality can improve the levels of job satisfaction.
Research limitations/implications- By conducting the research on a large sample, this study was able to examine the influence of workplace spirituality and demographic variables on Job satisfaction. However, as the data were collected from the same source at one point of time, common method variance is a potential issue.
Practical implications- Managers need to be aware of the existence of “workplace spirituality” and should be equipped to develop the same among the employees in the organization.
Social implications- By identifying and then developing employee's spirituality, organizations can help employees to reduce stress, burnout and improve their work life quality.
Originality/Value- Using a large sample, this study identifies a relationship between workplace spirituality and Job satisfaction in the Indian context.
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