Moderating Affect of Workplace Spirituality on the Relationship of Job Overload and Job Satisfaction

被引:114
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作者
Altaf, Amal [1 ]
Awan, Mohammad Atif [1 ]
机构
[1] Mohammad Ali Jinnah Univ, Islamabad, Pakistan
关键词
Job overload; Job satisfaction; Workplace spirituality;
D O I
10.1007/s10551-011-0891-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
With the increase in market competition and dynamic work environment, work overload seems to have become a common issue suffered by almost every employee. Overload usually results in not only poor health conditions but also mental circumstances. These problems then become a threat to the organizations in the form of poor performance and lack of ability to reach standards. Workplace spirituality is one way to deal with stressful overload conditions. This research deals with the study of moderating affects of workplace spirituality on job overload and employee's satisfaction relationship. Having large piles of work in given targeted time results in employees becoming stressed out from their work as well as their organization. The motive of their job becomes to achieve targets and diminish the creativity within the employees. Workplace spirituality basic dimensions mentioned in this research help one achieve these targets and help employees cope with the symptoms caused by work overload. The research includes three variables, workplace spirituality, job overload, and job satisfaction. The samples of 76 respondents were asked to fill the questionnaire on all the three variables. The final results show interestingly different results then, as conceptualized according to theory. Workplace spirituality also showed to have quite an impact on job satisfaction.
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页码:93 / 99
页数:7
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