Workplace spirituality, employee engagement, and professional commitment: A study of lecturers from Indonesian universities

Abstract

The attention paid by researchers and practitioners to the relationship between employee engagement and spirituality in the workplace is limited, as studies of the two variables still stand alone. This leads to an important and increased emphasis on strength and employee engagement that are built on the organizational culture to show an awareness of spirituality in the workplace. This study aimed to explore the relationship between workplace spirituality and employee engagement of lecturers in Indonesia and professional commitment as a mediator. The respondents of the study were 322 lecturers from state and private universities in Indonesia. Validity, reliability, simple regression, and path analysis were used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that workplace spirituality had a direct effect on employee engagement, with the β value of 0.836, and the R-square of 70%, while professional commitment had a mediating effect on the relationship between workplace spirituality and employee engagement, with the β value of 0.162 and the R-square of 72.3%. The results suggest that the implementation of workplace spirituality and employee engagement is important for universities to improve the performance of their lecturers.

Analysis of the Relationship Between the Development of Performance Criteria and Job Performance of Employees with Respect to the Mediating Role of Employee Participation

“…If the resulting performance criteria are of higher quality, the information obtained from these criteria is more valuable, and as a result, managers are more likely to use these criteria for various purposes, such as evaluating, empowering, and developing employees' careers (Riyanto et al, 2021). The results of many studies show that employee participation in the development of performance criteria has a positive effect on employee job performance (Margaretha et al, 2021). Accordingly, the hypotheses related to the mediating role of the variable of employee participation in the development of performance criteria are as follows: H4: Performance criteria with the aim of evaluating performance through employee participation have a positive and significant effect on the job performance of Keshavarzi bank employees.…”

Impact of Islamic work values on in-role performance: Perspective from Muslim employee in Indonesia

“…In Islam, it promotes employees to be proactive in strategy formulation or planning and empowers their willingness to pursue an organizational vision continuously and constructively (Rana & Malik, 2016). Margaretha et al (2021) analyzed the effect of employee engagement on organizational commitment. The study used data obtained from 322 lecturers who are employed in various universities in Indonesia.…”

“…As a result, employees who possess high spirituality and work ethic and receive support from their employers are resistant to challenges and possess good attitudes. However, through literature review and demonstration of the relationship between various variables, it was discovered that employee engagement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment play a mediating function (Athar et al, 2016;Margaretha et al, 2021;Rawwas et al, 2018;Yousef, 2000). To enrich theories as suggested by Khan et al (2010), it is interesting to examine whether they can mediate the relationship between IWV and in-role performance.…”

Can employee engagement be attained through psychological detachment and job crafting: the mediating role of spirituality and intrinsic motivation

“…Further, in the West setting, the facets of a nation influence an individual's perception about job crafting and spirituality, while also intrinsically stimulating the person and act as prospective determinant of employee engagement (e.g. Devendhiran and Wesley, 2017;Ghazzawi et al, 2021;Hunsaker and Jeong, 2020;Iqbal et al, 2020;Margaretha et al, 2021;Sharma and Kumra, 2020). The culture of a country in association with spirituality gets exhibited in the behavior and standpoints of employees.…”

“…Several studies have demonstrated that psychological detachment and job crafting influences organizational and individual outcomes (e.g. Ghazzawi et al, 2021;Hunsaker and Jeong, 2020;Sharma and Kumra, 2020;Iqbal et al, 2020), but there is need to examine the role of psychological detachment and job crafting on employee engagement through unexplored potential determinants such as spirituality and intrinsic motivation (Devendhiran and Wesley, 2017;Margaretha et al, 2021). Ghazzawi et al (2021) studied nurses in Lebanon and observed that employees who are emotionally stable and artistic are capable of efficiently crafting their job.…”