CONNECTING THE SOUL TO STRATEGY: A STUDY ON SPIRITUALITY AND INNOVATION IN MODERN ORGANISATIONS

Abstract

This research was organised to examine the association between various dimensions of workplace spirituality and innovative work behaviour, particularly in the corporate sector. the data were gathered with help of structured questionnaire from 400 corporate employees working on managerial level. The results made it clear that all the major workplace spirituality dimensions viz. meaningfulness, authenticity, embracing diversity, empathy, resilience, and gratitude, have a positive and statistically significant influence on innovative work behaviour. The findings identify that meaningfulness had the highest effect, indicating that employees’ perception of work as meaningful promotes their innovation. Additionally, embracing diversity, authenticity, and empathy also had significant effects. Although the effect of flexibility and gratitude was relatively small, it was still found to be helpful in enhancing innovation. The study also pointed out which can encourage the innovative work behaviour, the organization should create a spiritually rich work environment. The study also emphasized the importance of workplace spirituality in the corporate sector and presented measures to promote innovation through it.