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Combined Impact of Transformational Leadership And Workplace Spirituality On Learning Organisations


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1 Associate Professor, CET School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
2 MBA Participant, CET School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
     

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A learning organisation supports an environment which facilitates employees’ quest for knowledge. This is possible with a transformational leadership style. An organisation supported by a transformational leader has workforce willing to join the collective learning process, as it is necessary for individual growth and the growth of the firm. Workplace spirituality is required for employees of organisations, irrespective of work, to ensure commitment and belongingness, and make work engaging with a shared vision. The right kind of leadership is necessary for achieving workplace spirituality. This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between transformational leadership and workplace spirituality in learning organisations, focusing on the banking industry. Extant literature reveals a dearth of studies relating to the combined effect of transformational leadership and workplace spirituality on learning organisations. In this context, the present study collected data from the employees working in the banking industry in India to assess the joint effect of transformational leadership and workplace spirituality on learning organisations. Results revealed that transformational leadership and workplace spirituality individually and jointly influence the learning organisation. Results also revealed the difference in transformational leadership, workplace spirituality, and learning organisation with respect to demographic factors. The findings of the study provide important implications for the industry.

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Transformational Leadership, Workplace Spirituality, Learning Organisation
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Authors

Jnaneswar K
Associate Professor, CET School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Uttara Nair
MBA Participant, CET School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Sree Parvathy J. S.
MBA Participant, CET School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Abstract


A learning organisation supports an environment which facilitates employees’ quest for knowledge. This is possible with a transformational leadership style. An organisation supported by a transformational leader has workforce willing to join the collective learning process, as it is necessary for individual growth and the growth of the firm. Workplace spirituality is required for employees of organisations, irrespective of work, to ensure commitment and belongingness, and make work engaging with a shared vision. The right kind of leadership is necessary for achieving workplace spirituality. This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between transformational leadership and workplace spirituality in learning organisations, focusing on the banking industry. Extant literature reveals a dearth of studies relating to the combined effect of transformational leadership and workplace spirituality on learning organisations. In this context, the present study collected data from the employees working in the banking industry in India to assess the joint effect of transformational leadership and workplace spirituality on learning organisations. Results revealed that transformational leadership and workplace spirituality individually and jointly influence the learning organisation. Results also revealed the difference in transformational leadership, workplace spirituality, and learning organisation with respect to demographic factors. The findings of the study provide important implications for the industry.

Keywords


Transformational Leadership, Workplace Spirituality, Learning Organisation

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