Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Effectiveness: Exploration of Relationship and Moderators

Abstract

Research on benefits of workplace spirituality is rich in diversity, and has gained traction over the years. However, wider adoption of workplace spirituality initiatives will require sound justification of its ability to improve organizational effectiveness. Assertions about organizational effectiveness being a beneficial outcome of workplace spirituality are predominantly conceptual propositions, or based on narrow perspectives of the construct. Practitioners are under increasing pressure to adopt evidence-based management practices, and must justify investments in development interventions. Based on an eastern perspective of workplace spirituality, this study evaluates the relationship between workplace spirituality and organizational effectiveness as observed among academics in the higher education sector in India. The study establishes empirical evidence of relationship between the two constructs, as well as universality of this relationship across several demographic factors. These outcomes pave the way for wider adoption of workplace spirituality initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness.