Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment Influence on Job Performance among Academic Staff
Pengaruh Kerohanian di Tempat Kerja dan Komitmen Organisasi terhadap Prestasi Kerja dalam Kalangan Staf Akademik

Faculty of Arts and Education
Deakin University
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

jamesca@deakin.edu.au

School of Distance Education
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 USM Penang, MALAYSIA.

shyen@usm.my

Abstract

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.

Keywords

affective commitment; continuance commitment; Job performance; key performance indicators; normative commitment; workplace spirituality

Citation

Campbell, J. K., & Yen, S. H. (2014). Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment Influence on Job Performance among Academic Staff. Jurnal Pengurusan, 40, 115–123.

@article{campbell2014workplace,
  title={Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment Influence on Job Performance among Academic Staff},
  author={Campbell, James Kennedy and Yen, Siew Hwa},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={40},
  number={},
  pages={115—123},
  year={2014},
  doi={},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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