Kelaniya Journal of Management (Jan 2019)

Spirituality at Work: The Role of Spirituality Dimensions in Fostering Organizational Commitment

  • D.K.Sewwandi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4038/kjm.v7i2.7575
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 15 – 37

Abstract

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Organizational Commitment is one of the key determinants of organizational success. This knowledge era where Human resource is considered as the main strategic resource demands the full potential and commitment of the work force to win an edge over com-petition. Such commitment can no longer promote through traditional strategies alone but can only be fostered when conditions are available for employees to bring their ‘whole self’-physical, mental and spiritual selves- to work place. Hence, call for spiritu-al values at work is increasing as employees seek opportunities for enriched work per-formed within the context of an organizational community along with personal and work goal congruence. Organizational commitment when fostered through these spiritual di-mensions will be much consistent and long-lasting than temporary attachment generated through time- to- time material rewards. Hence, this conceptual paper aims at surfacing the grounds within which these two concepts can be linked for the betterment of the or-ganization and its stakeholders.