scholarly journals Effect of Dimensions of Workplace Spiritualism: Meaningful Work, Sense of Community, Organizational Values and Compassion with Reference to Job Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Jayashree Sapra ◽  
Ishita Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Organizational Values ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Impact

Workplace spiritualism (WS), although a newer concept, is seen to have gained tremendous importance in the recent years and is expected to furthermore expand in scope and applicability in future The objective of this research paper is to understand the impact of workplace spiritualism on the degree of job satisfaction of employees with special reference to IT industry. Through this research impact of Workplace Spiritualism on enhancing employee performance was studied. The methodology used was articulating the problem, formulating the hypothesis and collection of facts from survey. An empirical study was carried out to get the results for this research study. A total of 110 completed questionnaires were received. Descriptive Statistics, casual research and correlations were carried out. Four main dimensions used for measuring the spiritualism at the workplace are identified which include meaningful work; sense of community; organizational values as well as compassion. The results of this study showed that all the four dimensions of WS have a significantly strong as well as positive relationship with the level of employee job satisfaction. Sense of community as well as organizational values are the two most important dimensions influencing job satisfaction. The paper recommends that WS should be enhanced in the IT sector since it influences job satisfaction and employee performance. The study would be useful for the policy makers, researchers and HR professionals to understand the importance of WS in IT sector.

Impact of Workplace Spirituality on Organizational Commitment – A Study in an Emerging Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 984-1000
Author(s):  
Mohammed Wamique Hisam, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Organizational Values ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Impact

Workplace spirituality has emerged as one of the effective mechanisms to induce organizational commitment, job involvement, creativity, innovation and to reduce employee turnover intentions. This has attracted the attention of researchers worldwide, and there have been several studies on the components and effect of workplace spirituality on employee performance in Western nations. The Covid 19 pandemic has led to job losses and pay cuts across industries, leading to an alarming Increase in stress, depression and alcohol and substance abuse among employees. However, hardly any studies have been conducted on workplace spirituality in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, leaving a gap in the literature. This study investigates the impact of four dimensions of workplace spirituality namely, meaningful work, inner life, organizational values and sense of community on the organizational commitment of employees working in various organizations in Oman during Covid-19. The study employs survey data collected from 117 respondents across various managerial levels using a structured questionnaire having 20 items. The data has been analyzed using SmartPLS 3 software. The results reveal the impact of the chosen dimensions of workplace spirituality on the organizational commitment of employees. The findings of the study suggest that meaningful work has the highest impact on organizational commitment, followed by inner life and sense of community. Organizational values have been found not to have a significant effect on organizational commitment. Workplace spirituality can have a profound impact on the mental health and wellbeing of employees in these troubled times.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY ON AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT AND TURNOVER INTENTION: CASE STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Najmy Haqq Salim ◽  
Dewie Tri Wijayanti ◽  
Andre Dwijanto Witjaksono
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Organizational Values ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze the relationship between the dimensions of workplace spirituality, organizational commitment, and turnover intention in the construction industry in Surabaya, Indonesia. Methodology: This study uses a quantitative approach. This research was conducted on a sample of seventy-four employees in eight companies in the Surabaya Construction Industry. The analysis of research uses the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) - Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis method. Main Findings: The results showed a significant positive effect of meaningful work, a sense of community, alignment with organizational values as working spirituality dimensions​​ on affective commitment. Meanwhile, there is a negative and significant effect of meaningful work, sense of community and alignment with organizational values, and affective commitment on turnover intention. Social implication: The results of this study are expected to provide benefits as a basis for further research in examining the dimensions of workplace spirituality, affective commitment, and return intention and practically as a basis for making other business decisions in reducing turnover intention in the field of corporate human resource management. Novelty/originality of this study: Compared to previous studies examining the impact of working spirituality and organizational commitment partially on turnover intention and more research on the impact of working spirituality on job satisfaction, this study focuses on the analysis of the impact of organizational commitment and working spirituality on turnover intention is still rarely studied.

A Study on Methodologies for Research Impact Assessment: Responses of the UK Research Councils to the Warry Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Luiz de Campos
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Impact Studies ◽  
Research Impact Assessment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Councils ◽  
The Impact

The experience of the UK Research Councils in assessing the impacts of their research funding is discussed, including a report on the findings of research which reviewed the impact studies implemented by the Research Councils. The response of the Councils to the challenge of demonstrating the impacts of their funding and the main methodologies used are presented and the implications of both for the Research Councils and policy makers elsewhere are outlined.

scholarly journals The impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer’s relationship intention: Evidence from MENA countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Aws AlHares ◽  
Tarek Abu-Asi ◽  
Gerard Dominic ◽  
Ruba Al Abed
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) raised the attention of the MENA market, given its capacity to influence consumers’ purchase intention and, particularly, consumers’ repurchase intention. Therefore, CSR helps to build a long-term relationship between the companies with its consumers. Following this new trend, our work contributes to the understanding of how CSR contributes to a long-term relationship with consumers. To achieve that, we considered the four dimensions of CSR (philanthropic, legal, organisation, and ethics) and used those constructs to evaluate the consumers’ relationship intention with companies. Our research was performed in MENA countries by interviewing 1632 consumers. Our findings showed that the philanthropic, legal, and ethical dimensions played a relevant role in determining a long-term relationship between the companies and consumers. This research results differ from the results gained by other researchers in previous studies. Therefore, to establish a long-term relationship with consumers, MENA countries’ companies should focus on philanthropy, legal, and ethics. This study extends, as well as contributes to the extant corporate social responsibility literature by offering new evidence on the impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer relationship intention. The findings will help regulators and policy-makers in evaluating the adequacy of the current corporate social responsibility reforms to prevent management misconduct and scandals.

scholarly journals Crisis Management Practices in Tourism SMEs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Organizacija ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-361
Author(s):  
Marko Kukanja ◽  
Tanja Planinc ◽  
Marijana Sikošek
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cost Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

AbstractBackground and purpose: This study examines crisis management practices (CMPs) for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the field of tourism during the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyse how tourism SMEs reacted to the crisis caused by the pandemic. The present research aims to determine which operational CMPs were deployed by tourism SMEs to minimize the impact of the crisis.Design/Methodology/Approach: This study focuses on the following types of tourism SMEs – lodging facilities, food and beverage (F&B) facilities, and tourist agencies (TA). A total of 574 valid online questionnaires were obtained from SME managers. The structured questionnaire included 27 CMPs belonging to the four dimensions of crisis management – workforce, cost control, organizational support and marketing CMPs. Exploratory factor analysis and the non-parametric Kruskal Wallis H test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to investigate SMEs response to the crisis.Results: Results indicate that SMEs primarily focus on the following CMP dimensions (respectively): workforce, cost control, organizational support, and promotional and customer-related marketing practices. Results show that there are statistically significant differences in the usage of different CMPs among the different types of SMEs.Conclusion: The use of selected variables enables an internationally comparable benchmarking process and facilitates the improvement of tourism SMEs crisis management. The conclusion provides suggestions for future research and useful information for scholars, policy makers, and tourism managers.

scholarly journals The Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance and Productivity: An Empirical Study on Private Bank of Noakhali Region in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Fatema Akter Jeni ◽  
. Momotaj ◽  
Md. Al-Amin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Private Bank ◽  
Private Banking ◽  
The Impact

Human Resources Management literature regards training as the bloodstream of any organization because the success of an organization to achieve its objectives and goals highly depends on its workforce. For this reason, organizations should invest in employees’ training to enhance their performance and that of an organization. Nonetheless, some organizations regard training as an unnecessary expenditure and always cut training budgets to improve their financial standing to the detriment of their employees’ welfare because that action incapacitates staff to adapt to the ever-changing working environment and uncertain conditions on account of, inter alia, rapid technological innovation and organizational change. This study employed stratified sampling technique to draw a sample of 60 employees from a population of 70 employees through self-administered questionnaire to examine the impact of training on employees’ performance, employee’s motivation and job satisfaction in the banking sector in Private bank  of Noakhali region in Bangladesh. This results show that the mean for on the job training and development located from 3.23 to 4.4 and for off the job training and development from 2.36 to 4.05. The overall impact of training and development from the perspective of employees of private banking sector in Noakhali region has mean and standard deviation respectively 3.54 and 0.95 in total. This result indicates that training and development has a high impact on the employee’s performance and productivity in the perspective of employees of private bank in Noakhali region. The findings of the study generally revealed that training not only increases employees’ performance but also positively affects employees’ motivation and job satisfaction within the  Private banking sector in Bangladesh Therefore, the banking sector in Bangladesh should regularly allocate resources for employees’ training based on identified skill gaps to sharpen employees’ skills, knowledge and abilities to capacitate them to cope with the ever-changing working environment and uncertain conditions and to improve their motivation and job satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Islamic Banking Sector Of Pakistan: The Impact Of Leadership Opportunities, Gender Differences, Working Conditions And Employee Performance On Job Satisfaction Of Female Employees Of The Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-158
Author(s):  
Sobia Iqbal ◽  
Khalid Mehmood Iraqi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Upper Management ◽  
Leadership Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

The findings of this research study is constructed depending the role of women in Islamic Banking industry of Pakistan. It has been conducted with an objective to determine the contrast of leadership opportunities, gender differences, working condition, employee performance with Job Satisfaction. The data has been collected from 200 male and female participants, representing the Islamic Banking Sector of Pakistan (Meezan Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Bank Islami). The result of the research shows a positive association in the selected dependent and independent variables. The study result further supports that in the current scenario the male gender participation for authoritative and leadership position is comparatively high as paralleled to female in the Pakistani Islamic Banking Sector of Pakistan. Further, it reveals that male working employees in the Islamic banking sector of Pakistan are far more satisfied as compared to female working participants. The result has reflected that the constructed model is significant (at the p < 0.001 level).  The findings of this particular study possibly may assist the upper management to revisit their working environment policies and practices to consider females as equally responsible for challenging leadership roles, providing career path opportunities, and to promote Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) in organizations.

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