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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 1/2020

01-02-2020 | Original Paper

Workplace Spirituality and Workforce Agility: A Psychological Exploration Among Teaching Professionals

Authors: Moitreyee Paul, Lalatendu Kesari Jena, Kalpana Sahoo

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Learning organizations are in dire need of teaching professionals eager to develop and grow up fast while maintaining a positive aura around them. An agile workforce consists of upbeat, adjustable, supple, adventurous and pliant employees who perceive life optimistically and flaunt an open mind to gather wisdom for personal development; have better analytical skills; can acclimatize continuously with the changing work environment. Teachers are the soul of any academic institution, and there is an urgent need to cultivate an agile teaching workforce by assisting them to be psychologically empowered. The key purpose of the present study is to establish a relationship between workplace spirituality (WS) and workforce agility (WA) among teaching professionals. The current research article proposes a model or conceptual framework linking the components of WS, WA and psychological empowerment (PSYEMP) in educational organizations. This is an original work that proposes a model where WS has an impact upon the WA of teaching professionals through the mediating effect of PSYEMP. WS is thus an emerging paradigm for augmenting the agility of teaching workforce in educational organizations. Future implications on ways to enhance the agility of teaching professionals are further recommended.
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Metadata
Title
Workplace Spirituality and Workforce Agility: A Psychological Exploration Among Teaching Professionals
Authors
Moitreyee Paul
Lalatendu Kesari Jena
Kalpana Sahoo
Publication date
01-02-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00918-3

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