An Exploratory Analysis of Definitions and Effects of Practicing Spirituality at Workplace from the Standing Points of School Managers

In response to noticeable increase in publications and conferences on “Spirituality in the Workplace”, the primary endeavor of this study is to investigate definitions and the effects of practicing “spirituality at the workplace'' in the context of Malaysia’s education system from the perspective of the school managers.Data for this study was collected by using semi-structured open-ended interviews from a total of 10 school administrative personal or the principal (5 females, 5 males) from public secondary schools. All selected participants were involved administering school management duties with more than 10 years of experience. All the interviews were audi-taped and transcribed, then thematic analysis method as suggested by (Miles and Huberman, 1984) was used to examine the data. The findings of this study revealed that the respondents have discovered thematically 3 different perspectives as been explained by (Fleming, 2000). Meanwhile, members of the school who practice spirituality is believed to strive to achieve self enhancement, besides contributing to the development of the community and the organization. Finally implications and contributions of the study were also discussed.