EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY ON THE EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY

WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY

Workplace spirituality is a state or experience that can provide individuals with direction or meaning, or provide feelings of understanding, support, inner wholeness or connectedness (Smith and Rayment, 2007). According to Ashmos and Duchon (2000), it is the conditions for community, meaning at work, inner life, blocks to Spirituality, personal responsibility, positive connection with other individuals, contemplation, work unit community, positive work unit values, organizational values, individual and organisation. It is a recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes and is nourished by meaningful work, taking place in the context of a community (Ashmos and Duchon, 2000). Mitroff and Denton (1999) indicates that employees of spiritual organizations have basic beliefs and values in the workplace. Meaningful work, sense of community, alignment between organizational and individual values, sense of contribution to the community, and inner life are fi ve dimensions of the workplace spirituality. Based on the finding and conclusion of the study, the following recommendations were forwarded. Firstly, organizations should focus on creating a sense of community and social connectedness at work, as well as providing opportunities for employees' inner life, in order to promote productivity and well-being in the workplace. This can be achieved through team-building activities, social events, and other initiatives that promote a sense of belonging and purpose. Secondly, further research is needed to explore the significance of individual predictor variables and potential nonlinear relationships that may exist. This could include examining the effects of other variables that were not included in the current study, such as job satisfaction, job demands, and individual differences in personality or work style.

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