Holistic spiritual capital: definition and its measurement

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to define a new and broader concept of spirituality called holistic spiritual capital (HSpC), which encompasses and identifies the dimensions proposed by various authors and to propose a metric scale for HSpC and its validation.

Design/methodology/approach

The analysis is based on a survey of 201 residents of Spain administered in May, 2015. Exploratory factor analysis and a subsequent confirmatory analysis were conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with EQS software.

Findings

Four dimensions reflect the latent construct of HSpC in different ways: health, creativity, morality and religiosity.

Practical implications

The measurement of HSpC should be considered relevant to organizations, but not merely because it may be a tool to increase productivity. Ethical climate influenced organizational commitment and hence it enhances performance indicators.

Originality/value

The proposed scale encompasses in a unique instrument some dimensions considered previously in the literature independently.

Citation

Mas-Machuca, M. and Marimon, F. (2019), "Holistic spiritual capital: definition and its measurement", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 96-110. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-05-2018-0057