The influence of spiritual leadership on spirituality, conscientiousness and job satisfaction and its impacts on the reduction of workplace deviant behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyono ◽  
Dorojatun Prihandono ◽  
Andhi Wijayanto
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indirect Influence ◽  
Interesting Part

PurposeThis study examines the influence of spiritual leadership toward spirituality, conscientiousness, job satisfaction and reduction of deviant behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe method of data analysis used is a structural model based on WarpPLS (Solimun et al., 2017), with the first-order factor analysis based on variables with reflective indicators.FindingsThe research findings indicate that the sustainability of workplace spirituality and conscientiousness can stimulate the employees' job satisfaction, which eventually leads to the reduction of workplace deviant behavior (WDB). Accordingly, the direct influence of workplace spirituality on WDB is quite major ( 0.296), this indicates the importance of workplace spirituality for employees in working so that it can reduce the WDB. Conscientiousness had a negative influence on WDB. However, the interesting part about this study is the indirect influence of workplace spirituality on WDB through job satisfaction, which also has a major value ( 0.208) and almost equal to the direct influence. This circumstance depicts how workplace spirituality influences WDB as well as the importance of the improvement of employees' job satisfaction.Originality/valueThe originality of this study is primarily placed on the causal relationship between the variables of spiritual leadership and WDB; other than the direct influence, there is also an indirect influence that has a big value, which is the path of spiritual leadership toward WDB through workplace spirituality (−0.248). In other words, WDB is not only influenced directly by spiritual leadership but also by workplace spirituality.

Workplace deviant behavior among employees of Islamic-based universities in Lampung: the moderating role of Islamic workplace spirituality

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eka Pariyanti ◽  
Andiana Rosid ◽  
Wiwiek Rabiatul Adawiyah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to determine whether or not Islamic Workplace Spirituality (IWS) acts as a moderator in the relationship between Organizational Justice (OJ), Job Satisfaction (JS) and Workplace Deviant Behavior (WDB).Design/methodology/approachThis research was conducted at Islamic-based universities in Lampung, with 213 employees as respondents out of 456 population’s members. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling, and the data were collected directly from respondents using a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis method used to test the research hypothesis was moderated regression analysis (MRA).FindingsOut of six hypotheses proposed all were supported. This study confirmed the moderating role of Islamic Workplace Spirituality on the relationship of organizational justice and job satisfaction with workplace deviant behavior.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has several limitations on the self-report measures used, which may lead to general error bias. Also, because of the cross-sectional nature of data collection in this study, it can impact the inaccurate delineation of causal conclusions between the constructs examined (Clugston, 2000). Further research is suggested to conduct longitudinal research. This research was conducted in Lampung and is limited to religion-based agencies, limiting the generalizability of some findings in different places. Future studies are suggested to examine this construct in a broader scope. Generalizability problems were observed because people's responses to the questionnaires were so evident that they did not give importance to the research work, and they thought it was a waste of time to respond.Practical implicationsSince bearing the label “Islamic Higher Education” identifies them as part of Islamic education, all institutions that bear that label must follow Islamic law rulings in all of their operational activities. Islamic Spirituality in the Workplace (IWS) will make employees in organizations work on time and even manage their workload correctly. Having values related to spiritual constructs will make employees more ethical in understanding values and behavior, also increase trust among workers.Social implicationsISW will make employees in organizations/agencies work on time and even manage their workload correctly. Management must understand that an organization needs to create a healthy environment by providing organizational justice and reducing people's deviant behavior in the organization. Positive individual behavior shall increase the quality of one's social life.Originality/valueMost theories in human resources development in higher education came from the field of psychology while religious perspectives tend to be omitted. This study underlines some of the crucial advances and contributions in developing human resource management theory related to Islamic workplace spirituality as a strategy to mitigate employees' deviant behavior.

The influence of change-oriented leadership on work performance and job satisfaction in hospitals – the mediating roles of learning demands and job involvement

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslaug Mikkelsen ◽  
Espen Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mechanisms through which change-oriented leadership in hospitals influences job performance and employee job satisfaction. The authors examine the direct and the mediating effects of perceived learning demands and job involvement. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study is based on a survey of four public hospitals in a regional health authority in Norway. Findings The findings illustrate how change-oriented leadership directly and indirectly influences work performance and job satisfaction. Learning demands and job involvement play mediating roles. Higher levels of change-oriented leadership decrease learning demands and increase job involvement, work performance and job satisfaction. Learning demands have a negative influence on work performance and job satisfaction. Job involvement has a positive influence on work performance and job satisfaction. The strongest relationship in the structural modelling is between change-oriented leadership and job involvement. Research limitations/implications This study is based on cross-sectional data. Future studies should therefore explore this further using a longitudinal design. Practical implications The practical implication of the study is to show how leaders by change-oriented behaviour can influence work performance and job satisfaction by reducing learning demands and increasing job involvement. Social implications This study illustrates different paths towards influencing job performance and job satisfaction from change-oriented leadership. It is important to use the potential of reducing learning demands and increasing job involvement, to improve job performance and job satisfaction. Originality/value The authors have developed and validated a new theoretical mediational model explaining variance in job performance and job satisfaction, and how this is related to change-oriented leadership, job involvement and learning demands. This knowledge can be used to increase the probability of successful change initiatives.

How Spiritual Leadership Affects Job Satisfaction and Workplace Deviant Behavior (Study at the Regional Secretariat of the City of Palangkaraya)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Benny Hutahayan
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Behavior Study ◽  
The Government ◽  
Spiritual Work ◽  
The City

Examining the relationship of spiritual leadership to job satisfaction and workplace deviant behavior. This research was survey research. The population was the employee of the government of the city of Palangkaraya, Indonesia with its characteristics as civil servants (PNS) in all regional work units (SKPD) within the secretariat of the regional government of the city of Palangkaraya. The sampling technique used in this study was the stratified random sampling technique. The method and data analysis used SEM. This research contributed to the development of science, especially spiritual leadership. The application of spiritual leadership at the regional government secretariat of the city of Palangkaraya has the effect of creating a spiritual work climate where a leader constantly develops and practices spiritual values in his organization, especially altruistic attitudes.

Spiritual leadership and work–family conflict: mediating effects of employee well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
William D. Hunsaker
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

PurposeThis study examines how employee well-being, in combination with spiritual leadership, helps mitigate the negative effects of work–family conflict.Design/methodology/approachThis study followed an explanatory research design to explain the relationship between spiritual leadership and work–family conflict. The approach was based on a cross-sectional survey of 278 workers from diverse industries and functional roles in South Korea's manufacturing and service sectors. Structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis were used to test hypothesized relationships.FindingsResults confirmed that spiritual leadership and employee well-being inversely influenced work–family conflict, in terms of work-to-family and family-to-work role interference. Furthermore, employee well-being fully mediated both of these relationships.Practical implicationsThis study suggests that organizational competitiveness can be enhanced through a dual approach of organizational strategies and human resource training that cultivate employee well-being and a family-friendly environment. Notably, this study clarifies the value of leadership practices to both trigger and enhance employee well-being through a sense of meaningfulness in and at work.Originality/valueThis study expands the scope of our current understanding of how employee well-being is an effective mechanism in helping employees cope with work–family role conflict. Moreover, the study demonstrates the role that leadership practices, beyond the narrow interpretation of perceived supervisor support, play in helping employees cope with role conflict. Finally, this study enhances the field of workplace spirituality by examining the influence of spiritual leadership on employees' spiritual well-being and work–family conflict, which has not been currently addressed in the workplace spirituality field.

Organizational spiritual leadership of worlds “made” and “found”

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Z. Geh
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Organizational Constructs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Organizational Spirituality

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce and define the concepts of “energy” and “feel” into understanding organizational spiritual leadership. It does so through the following. First, it offers a view of workplace spirituality by defining the role of organizational spiritual leadership. Second, it introduces the metaphors of “made” as well as “found” organizational worlds, reflecting a constructivist and positivist perspective, respectively, and highlight their relevance to organizational spirituality. Third, it adapts David Kolb's experiential learning model to articulate an experiential learning model for navigating feel in both “made” and “found” worlds. Finally, it derives implications for leadership and organizational development research and practice in the context of workplace spirituality moving forward. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper. It explores the ideas of “feel,” “energy,” and “inspiration” in the context of organizational spirituality. It also articulates an experiential learning model for navigating feel by taking into considering the constructivist and positivistic ontological perspectives embodied in the metaphors “made” and “found.” Research limitations/implications – This conceptual paper invites a re-consideration of commonly understood concepts such as motivation, and performance in the context of organizational spirituality. Practical implications – This paper includes telling implications for leaders seeking to understand the increasingly important concept of workplace spirituality. It invites them to seek to better understand why and how organizational spirituality matters to themselves and the people they lead. It prompts them to reconsider the value of important organizational constructs and their continued relevance in a rapidly changing workplace. Originality/value – To the best of the author's knowledge, this paper introduces an original conceptual experiential learning model for navigating “feel” in both “made” and “found” organizational worlds in the study of organizational spirituality.

scholarly journals Changing to improve? Organizational change and change-oriented leadership in hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 687-706
Author(s):  
Olaug Øygarden ◽  
Espen Olsen ◽  
Aslaug Mikkelsen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Performance Obstacles

PurposeThis paper aims to fill gaps in one’s knowledge of the impact of organizational change on two outcomes relevant to hospital service quality (performance obstacles and physician job satisfaction) and in one’s knowledge of the role of middle manager change-oriented leadership in relation to the same outcomes. Further, the authors aim to identify how physician participation in decision-making is impacted by organizational change and change-oriented leadership, as well as how it mediates the relationships between these two variables, performance obstacles and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a cross-sectional survey design including data from Norwegian hospital physicians (N = 556). A hypothetical model was developed based on existing theory, confirmatory factor analysis was carried out in order to ensure the validity of measurement concepts, and the structural model was estimated using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe organizational changes in question were positively related to performance obstacles both directly and indirectly through participation in decision-making. Organizational change was also negatively related to job satisfaction, both directly and indirectly. Change-oriented leadership was negatively related to performance obstacles, but only indirectly through participation in decision-making, whereas it was positively related to job satisfaction both directly and indirectly.Originality/valueThe authors developed a theoretical model based on existing theory, but to their knowledge no other studies have tested these exact relationships within one model. These findings offer insights relevant to current and ongoing developments in the healthcare field and to the question of how hospitals may deal with continuous changes in ways that could contribute positively towards outcomes relevant to service quality.

The transformative outcomes of frontline employee adaptability for service value co-creation: a study of the banking sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hau Nguyen Le ◽  
Tram-Anh Ngoc Pham ◽  
Thuy Ngoc Pham
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Offering ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study aims to address two relatively unexplored issues in banking service literature. The first relates to the impact of co-creation behaviors of frontline employees (FLEs) on their well-being. The second is the impact of FLEs' adaptability on their performance of co-creation behaviors and their well-being in the workplace.Design/methodology/approachA structural model was built and tested using survey data collected from 366 FLEs offering financial consulting services to customers at banks.FindingsFLE co-creation behaviors have positive impacts on FLEs’ well-being, including well-being in the workplace (job satisfaction) and general well-being (quality of life). Moreover, FLEs with a high level of interpersonal and service-offering adaptability perform co-creation behaviors better than those with lower adaptability and have higher job satisfaction. Between service-offering adaptability and interpersonal adaptability, the former has stronger effects than the latter.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that banks develop and enhance FLEs’ adaptability and co-creation behaviors to enhance their well-being and customer value.Originality/valuePrior research on FLEs' co-creation mainly focuses on customer-related transformative outcomes, leaving their own well-being less examined. This study fills this gap by providing evidence to suggest that although active co-creation behaviors require FLEs to have more skills and put in more effort, they do bring about transformative impacts in terms of better job satisfaction and quality of life. Additionally, a high level of adaptability helps FLEs to comfortably perform their co-creation behavior, thereby reducing stress and improving well-being.

The relationship between job satisfaction, turnover intentions and performance of Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with doctorate degrees

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent Otache ◽  
Ele-Ojo Iyaji Inekwe
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to determine the level of job satisfaction, turnover intentions and performance of Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with PhDs and to empirically examine the relationship between them.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a descriptive correlational research design. Thus, an online self-reported questionnaire was used to gather primary data from a purposively selected sample of 167 Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with PhDs. Descriptive statistics and PLS-SEM were employed to analyse the data collected.FindingsDescriptive results showed a low level of job satisfaction, high level of turnover intention and moderate level of performance of Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with PhDs. The structural model indicated a significantly positive link between job satisfaction and performance of Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with PhDs. Additionally, further analysis showed significantly negative links between job satisfaction and turnover intentions and between turnover intentions and performance of Nigerian polytechnic lecturers with PhDs.Originality/valueThere is a paucity of empirical studies on the impact of turnover intention on employee performance, particularly in the Nigerian context. This study provides empirical evidence of the negative impact of turnover intention on lecturer performance in the Nigerian context. Importantly, the findings of this study provide insights into the fundamental issues, which underlie the brain drain of lecturers in higher education institutions, especially in developing countries.

The association between nurses’ religiousness and job satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-443
Author(s):  
Henry Kofi Mensah ◽  
Nestor Asiamah ◽  
Samuel Awuni Azinga
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose This study aims to assess the effect of religiosity on the job satisfaction of nurses in response to the paucity of studies that have investigated this relationship in a health care setting. The authors also tested the moderation impact of materialism on the religiosity–satisfaction nexus. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative (correlational) research technique was applied to test hypotheses of interest. The simple random sampling method was used to select a representative sample of 458 nurses. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the factor structures of relevant constructs and to test hypotheses. The study’s ultimate CFA model produced a good fit at 5 per cent significance level [Chi-square (χ2) = 19.121; p = 0.454]. Findings Religiosity was found to make a positive effect on job satisfaction and a negative effect on materialism. Materialism makes a negative effect on job satisfaction. Religiosity and materialism makes a significant negative interaction effect on nurses’ satisfaction after controlling for job income. Practical implications It is therefore concluded that religiosity is a positive behaviour that contributes to the satisfaction of nurses, but materialism must be avoided or at least reduced to maximise this impact. Originality/value In this study, the authors demonstrate that the positive effect of religiousness on job satisfaction can be negatively moderated by materialism so that religiousness makes less impact on satisfaction owing to the negative influence of materialism on job satisfaction.

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