Influence of workplace spirituality on job satisfaction: An empirical study for South Africa

In today's day and age of employee engagement and employee experiences, there is a growing need for understanding behaviour at the workplace. The main areas of focus have been the physical work environment and the psychological nuances. However, an upcoming field with regards to behaviour at the workplace has been workplace spirituality. Another pressing issue for most organizations has been, to drive high levels of job satisfaction amongst its employees. The purpose of this study is to identify the nuances of workplace spirituality and its influence on job satisfaction. The research question for the current study is to identify, ‘how job satisfaction gets influenced by workplace spirituality?’. The scope of the study is restricted to South African nationals and Indian nationals residing in the South African region. The city of Johannesburg, South Africa was the major source for data collection. The sampling method used is a combination of convenience sampling and snowball sampling. The responses were gathered from a sample of 300 employees, chosen from different industries in South Africa. The researchers identified a positive relationship and correlation between workplace spirituality& and ‘job satisfaction’. The findings reinforce the premise that workplace spirituality can be very well used as a tool to drive job satisfaction amongst the employees of a firm. The paper helps throw light on the significant role spirituality could play in the context of workplace environment. The key limitation of the study is that the sample population is highly contextual and limited to South African nationals and Indian nationals residing in the South African region. At the same time, the findings of the Paper could have its practical implications on organizations. The authors would like to conclude that organizations of the future will need to incorporate workplace spirituality into their policies and practices in order to survive future economic and social turmoil(s). The uniqueness of the paper is based on the fact that the results are peculiar to the South African region, and that the paper discusses influence of workplace spirituality in that context. The paper also opens new avenues for researchers to study workplace spirituality in a different context or study the influence on other variables.