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Linking Self Efficacy and Workplace Spiritualıty in IT (Information Technology) Industry Using Structural Equation Modelling


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1 School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun - 248001, Uttarakhand, India
2 School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India
 

Business scenario is changing rapidly nowadays and competition is increasing both, internally and externally in organization due to globalization, workload and mergers and acquisitions. To sustain and overcome, it is inevitable for organizations to have delighted, focused, self motivated and self directed employees. But organizations in present time are filled with employees having low inner zeal and diluted compassion. These employees are not finding meaning in work and don't feel connected to their work at the same time. It is now a herculean task for organization to enhance and improvise employees' self efficacy and workplace spirituality. This paper investigates and validates the conceptualized linkage between self efficacy and workplace spirituality in IT industry using advanced analytic techniques. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model was applied for hypothesis testing. The result indicates a significant positive linkage between workplace spirituality and self efficacy with age and experience as moderator. This study attempts to provide an idea to the organization to enhance employee's efficacy through increased workplace spirituality and a conceptual idea also for frequently changing environment.

Keywords

Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Experience, Self-Efficacy, Workplace Spirituality.
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Authors

Gaurav Tiwari
School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun - 248001, Uttarakhand, India
Shalini Srivastava
School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun - 248001, Uttarakhand, India
Prachi Pathak
School of Management, Doon University, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract


Business scenario is changing rapidly nowadays and competition is increasing both, internally and externally in organization due to globalization, workload and mergers and acquisitions. To sustain and overcome, it is inevitable for organizations to have delighted, focused, self motivated and self directed employees. But organizations in present time are filled with employees having low inner zeal and diluted compassion. These employees are not finding meaning in work and don't feel connected to their work at the same time. It is now a herculean task for organization to enhance and improvise employees' self efficacy and workplace spirituality. This paper investigates and validates the conceptualized linkage between self efficacy and workplace spirituality in IT industry using advanced analytic techniques. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model was applied for hypothesis testing. The result indicates a significant positive linkage between workplace spirituality and self efficacy with age and experience as moderator. This study attempts to provide an idea to the organization to enhance employee's efficacy through increased workplace spirituality and a conceptual idea also for frequently changing environment.

Keywords


Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Experience, Self-Efficacy, Workplace Spirituality.

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