The relation of workplace spirituality with employee creativity among Indian software professionals: mediating role of psychological empowerment

Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the relationship between workplace spirituality and employee creativity and check the mediating role of psychological empowerment on this relationship.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey developed with SurveyMonkeyTM has been shared via LinkedIn to 750 software professionals working in Indian origin. For data analysis, partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has been used, and for testing the mediation among the variables, Preacher and Hayes (2008) method is used.FindingsThe PLS-SEM results have revealed a significant positive relationship between workplace spirituality and employee creativity. There is also a positive relationship between workplace spirituality and psychological empowerment. Preacher and Hayes (2008) mediation results have revealed that psychological empowerment partially mediates between workplace spirituality and employee creativity.Originality/valueThe present study has filled the gap, which has been not addressed till this date and may be considered to be first-of-its kind study, which directly tried to understand the association between workplace spirituality and employee creativity among employees of Indian origin.

Relationship between Different Dimensions of Workplace Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being: Measuring Mediation Analysis through Conditional Process Modeling

“…The correlation of its dimensions with the different dimensions of workplace spirituality appears to be low [ 58 , 60 ]. It can also be said that due to the low level of workplace spirituality among university teachers, the stress levels were high, and therefore the level of psychological well-being was lower [ 37 , 66 , 68 , 70 ]. Similarly, environmental mastery has a significant and positive impact on the relationship of organizational value, alignment of personal values, and psychological well-being.…”

“…Other working people in different occupations have shown more mental stress in the teachers, level of stress, mental distress, and burnout [ 65 ]. It is a globally agreed-upon phenomenon that work-related demands and stress on the academic’s part have increased, and the trend is projected to intensify in the future [ 37 ]. The role of teachers is changing.…”

“…Previous literature demonstrated that job stress is an imperative and decisive factor in enhancing psychological well-being concerning workplace spirituality and psychological well-being. Ryff and Keyes’s [ 47 ] model presented spirituality, workplace spirituality, personal growth, and environmental mastery [ 37 , 64 , 72 ]. Several studies demonstrated that environmental mastery has a significant and positive influence on organizational values, and alignment of personal values as a mediator [ 71 , 72 , 73 ], and the psychological well-being of universities teachers [ 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 ].…”

“…Therefore, it is necessary to identify whether workplace spirituality is being practiced in academia or not. Besides this, it is essential to understand how it improves the overall mental well-being of university teachers [ 37 , 38 ].…”

“…The main objective of this research study is to investigate the relationship of different dimensions of workplace spirituality, e.g., compassion, relationship with others at work, spiritual orientation, organizational value, and alignment of personal value, with psychological well-being and job stress [ 38 , 40 ]. There is a gap in the literature, as primary workplace spirituality-related studies have been conducted on business employees or doctors [ 17 , 37 ] but not on teachers. Additionally, we also analyzed the impact of job stress, environmental mastery, and personal growth as mediating variables between independent variables, such as workplace spirituality, compassion, relationship with others at work, spiritual orientation, organizational value, and alignment of personal value, and psychological well-being [ 34 , 38 ].…”