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Workplace Spirituality and Workforce Agility: A Psychological Exploration Among Teaching Professionals
Moitreyee Paul1, Lalatendu Kesari Jena2, Kalpana Sahoo1
1Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XaHR), Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Journal of Religion and Health
|September 25, 2019
Summary
Workplace spirituality significantly enhances workforce agility in teachers by fostering psychological empowerment. This study proposes a model demonstrating how spiritual practices boost adaptability and continuous learning in educational settings.
Area of Science:
- Educational Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Workforce Development
Background:
- Learning organizations require agile professionals adept at continuous development and adaptation.
- Teachers are crucial to academic institutions, necessitating an agile and psychologically empowered workforce.
- Workforce agility (WA) involves optimism, adaptability, and a continuous learning mindset.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between workplace spirituality (WS) and workforce agility (WA) among teaching professionals.
- To propose a conceptual framework linking WS, WA, and psychological empowerment (PSYEMP) in educational organizations.
- To examine the mediating role of PSYEMP in the relationship between WS and WA.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework development linking WS, PSYEMP, and WA.
- Theoretical exploration of the impact of workplace spirituality on workforce agility.
- Analysis of the mediating effect of psychological empowerment.
Main Results:
- Workplace spirituality positively influences workforce agility among teaching professionals.
- Psychological empowerment acts as a significant mediator between workplace spirituality and workforce agility.
- The proposed model highlights WS as a key factor in enhancing teaching workforce agility.
Conclusions:
- Workplace spirituality is a vital construct for cultivating an agile teaching workforce.
- Psychological empowerment is essential for translating workplace spirituality into tangible workforce agility.
- Recommendations for enhancing teaching professional agility through spiritual and psychological empowerment strategies are provided.
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