TESTING WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT – A PHENOMENOLOGICAL ACCOUNT OF BANKING EMPLOYEES IN PAKISTAN
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https://doi.org/10.52337/islsci.v4i2.123Keywords:
Workplace Spirituality, Employee Commitment, PhenomenologyAbstract
Spirituality at workplace is connected to the psychological wellbeing and meaningfulness for organization personnel. It motivates employees to have a purposeful life, which can boost their performances and increase their commitment levels with their organizations. The present study based on an interpretative phenomenological approach, attempts to explore the nature of spirituality and its significance with employee commitment within the banking industry in Pakistan. Through snowball sampling, 12 respondents were interviewed to gain insight into the lived experiences related to spirituality and commitment. After careful thematic analysis, findings revealed that workplace spirituality is lacking in the banking sector, and is practiced more at a personal level than at the organizational level, while employees were found to establish more continuance committed rather than normative or affectionate commitment with their organizations.
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