Workplace spirituality mediating big five personality traits and work engagement: a case study of an evaluation of MIO organizations in Thailand

Numerous studies emphasize the significance of workplace spirituality, yet few explore its antecedents (Dubey & Bedi, 2023; Pawar, 2024). This study examines the Big Five personality traits are a new antecedent of workplace spirituality and its mediating role in work engagement. Data were collec...

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Authors: Vivat Haetrakul (Author) ; Pawinee Petchsawang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Issue: 7, Pages: 790-817
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
KBM Asia
ZE Economy / Economics
Further subjects:B Workplace Spirituality
B Big Five personality traits
B Big Five Personality Traits
B Human Resource Development
B Human Resource Management
B Work Engagement
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Work engagement
B human resource development
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Summary:Numerous studies emphasize the significance of workplace spirituality, yet few explore its antecedents (Dubey & Bedi, 2023; Pawar, 2024). This study examines the Big Five personality traits are a new antecedent of workplace spirituality and its mediating role in work engagement. Data were collected from 489 employees across three Thai organizations implementing the Mindfulness in Organizations (MIO) intervention. Findings revealed significant positive relationships between all Big Five traits and workplace spirituality. Workplace spirituality fully mediated the relationships between conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience, and work engagement while partially mediating extraversion's effect. No significant mediation was found for agreeableness. This research makes theoretical contributions by identifying new antecedents of workplace spirituality. Furthermore, it advances the understanding of work engagement by elucidating the mediating role of workplace spirituality in this relationship. From a managerial perspective, it proposes interventions aimed at enhancing talent acquisition, talent development, and employee engagement.
ISSN:1942-258X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.51327/LUQA8255