TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of workplace spirituality on employee well-being and intention to stay with the organization among teachers in technical higher education institutions. Furthermore, the study endeavors to test the difference in model estimates across two groups of teachers who differ in their intentional career choice.Design/methodology/approach This descriptive study was conducted amongst a sample of 523 teachers working in technical educational institutions in India. Self-reporting questionnaires were administered among the respondents, who were selected through purposive sampling method. Structural equation modeling and multi-group analysis were done to test the hypotheses.Findings Analysis revealed that workplace spirituality enhanced employee well-being and intention to stay. Differences were observed on the effects of different dimensions of workplace spirituality on job outcomes. Also, teachers’ intentional career choice was found to moderate these relationships.Originality/value This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing a theoretical model linking workplace spirituality, employee well-being and intention to stay, particularly in the context of teachers who differ in their intentional career choice. Implications with regard to the experience of workplace spirituality and job outcomes in the specific context of teaching are elaborated, thus striving to fill a gap in existing literature.
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
SN  - 0951-354X
DO  - 10.1108/IJEM-02-2018-0049
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-02-2018-0049
AU  - Aboobaker Nimitha
AU  - Edward Manoj
AU  - K.A. Zakkariya
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Workplace spirituality, employee wellbeing and intention to stay: A multi-group analysis of teachers’ career choice
T2  - International Journal of Educational Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 28
EP  - 44
Y2  - 2024/04/27
ER  -