A Study on Workplace Spirituality

spirituality A STUDY ON THE WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY CLIMATE, COMMITMENT AND PERFORMANCE ABSTRACT As now a day’s employee’s spirituality in organizations are very important issues in the area of management and organizations. Years ago people were wanted to put their spiritual existence behind the door before entering the workplace, but nowadays, separating work life from spiritual life reduces employee’s morale and these two cannot be separate and people like being with their whole (physical, mental and spiritual) at their workplace. That is why spirituality is being identified as an element in organization by researches. The available evidence from research done in (IT) industry, the model was tested with a survey sample (n=200). This shows that the employee’s perception of spiritual elements causes the prevalence of the level of commitment at work. It shows how five dimensions of workplace spirituality (team’s sense of community, alignment with organizational values, sense of contribution to society, enjoyment at work, and opportunities for inner life) predict affective, normative and continuance commitment, as well as individual productivity. INTRODUCTION Spirituality in the workplace is about people who perceive themselves as spirited beings, whose spirits desire and need to be energized through work. It is about experiencing real purpose and meaning at work beyond paychecks and performance reviews. Spirituality is about people sharing and experiencing some common attachment, attraction, and togetherness with each other within their work unit and the organization as a whole. It is a continuing search for meaning and purpose in life. The core of spirituality is about people sharing and experiencing some common attachment, attraction, and togetherness within their work unit and the organization as a whole. The research areas imply the necessity of incorporating spirituality into the workplace in order to enhance worker motivation,