Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff

This study examines the relationships between spirituality in the workplace, organizational commitment and job performance measured in terms of key performance indicators (KPIs) based on a sample of 376 academic staff at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The methods used in the study are factor ana...

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Main Authors:	Campbell, James Kennedy, Yen, Siew Hwa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7572/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7572/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7572/1/7123-18227-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-75722016-12-14T06:44:30Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7572/ Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff Campbell, James Kennedy Yen, Siew Hwa This study examines the relationships between spirituality in the workplace, organizational commitment and job performance measured in terms of key performance indicators (KPIs) based on a sample of 376 academic staff at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The methods used in the study are factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Three factors are found to explain organizational commitment: affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. Affective and normative commitments are positively influenced by workplace spirituality, which is explained by three factors: alignment between organizational and individual values; sense of enjoyment at work and contribution to community; and opportunity for inner life. The study also finds that neither high commitment nor workplace spirituality among academic staff necessarily manifest in high KPIs. Instead, other staff background variables appear to have more influence on job performance, such as gender, stream, age and rank. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7572/1/7123-18227-1-SM.pdf Campbell, James Kennedy and Yen, Siew Hwa (2014) Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff. Jurnal Pengurusan, 40 . pp. 115-123. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index
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description	This study examines the relationships between spirituality in the workplace, organizational commitment and job performance measured in terms of key performance indicators (KPIs) based on a sample of 376 academic staff at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The methods used in the study are factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Three factors are found to explain organizational commitment: affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. Affective and normative commitments are positively influenced by workplace spirituality, which is explained by three factors: alignment between organizational and individual values; sense of enjoyment at work and contribution to community; and opportunity for inner life. The study also finds that neither high commitment nor workplace spirituality among academic staff necessarily manifest in high KPIs. Instead, other staff background variables appear to have more influence on job performance, such as gender, stream, age and rank.
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author	Campbell, James Kennedy Yen, Siew Hwa
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title	Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff
title_short	Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff
title_full	Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff
title_fullStr	Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff
title_full_unstemmed	Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff
title_sort	workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among academic staff
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2014
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Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment influence on job performance among Academic Staff

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