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Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction of Higher Education Teachers in India: Examining Occupational Stress as a Mediator

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  • Archana Mittal
  • Geeta Mishra
  • Sunita Bishnoi

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Academicians, business professionals, and researchers are increasingly recognizing and appreciating the relevance of spirituality in the workplace. In the current high-risk and unpredictable climate, it is considered an important aspect to manifest in modern workplaces. Many researchers have investigated the impact of spirituality in the workplace on various job outcomes, but the mechanism through which spirituality affects the job outcomes of employees is still lacking in the literature. This study is a rigorous empirical attempt in this direction. The major goal of the study was to look at the function of workplace stress as a mediator between workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey was done with 450 faculty members working in India’s higher education institutions. Structural equation modeling through partial least square (PLS-SEM) in the 3.3.2 version of SmartPLS has been applied to reveal the hypothesized relationship. The results of this article will help higher education institutions better understand the spiritual side of their faculty members and develop timely, suitable policies to increase their job satisfaction.

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  • Archana Mittal & Geeta Mishra & Sunita Bishnoi, 2024. "Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction of Higher Education Teachers in India: Examining Occupational Stress as a Mediator," Business Perspectives and Research, , vol. 12(2), pages 296-314, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:busper:v:12:y:2024:i:2:p:296-314
    DOI: 10.1177/22785337221148822
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