Spirituality training for achieving self empowerment: a study at dmrc

In the new knowledge economy, independent entrepreneurship and initiative is needed throughout the ranks o f the organization. Talented and empowered human capital is becoming the prime ingredient of organizational success. This self empowerment can be
achieved through spirituality training as is highlighted by the present study. An experimental study was conducted on the employees
of DMRC to see the effect o f spirituality training intervention. A test group an d a control group were taken to nullify the effect o f the rest of the variables. The test group was given Raj Yoga Meditation training for a period one month. A semi structured questionnaire on like rt scale was administered to measure overall coping skills, adjustment levels, locus o f control, role conflict an d ambiguity, perception about job, superiors an d subordinates, stress an d stress busters on both the groups before an d after the training was given to the test group. The results show significant improvement in the overall coping skills, adjustment levels, reduction in role conflict; reduction in stress an d enhancement in stress busters o f the test group. There was no significant change in the control group on all these parameters.

Keywords

Spirituality Training Empowerment Coping Skills Stress Stress Buster Adjustment

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[1] Bell, E. and Taylor, S. (2001). A Rumor of Angels: Researching Spirituality and Work Organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings, pA1.

[2] Bosch, L. (2009). The Inevitable Role of Spirituality in the Workplace. Business Intelligence Journal – January, 2009 Vol.2 No.1

[3] Cavanagh, F. G. (1999). Spirituality for managers: context and critique. Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 186-199. Retrieved August 21, 2006 from University of Phoenix Library, Emerald database.

[4] Conger, J.A. (1994). Spirit at Work: Discovering Spirituality in Leadership. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.

[5] Conner, D. S., & Douglas, S. C. (2005). Organisationally-induced work stress. The role of employee bureaucratic orientation. Personal Review, 34(2): 210-224.

[6] Garcia-Zamor, C. J. (2003). Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Performance. Public Administration Review. Retrieved August 21, 2006 from University of Phoenix Library, Emerald database.

[7] Grant (2003). In article by Bosch (2009) http://www.saycocorporativo.com/saycoUK/BIJ/journal/Vol2No1/article5.pdf

[8] Howard, S. (2002). A spiritual perspective on learning in the workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology. Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 230-242. Retrieved August 21, 2006 from University of Phoenix Library, Emerald database.

[9] Kinjerski, V. (2004). The Interconnectedness of Personality, Personal Actions, Organizational Features, and the Paths to Spirit at Work, Unpublished Dissertation, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

[10] Krahnke, K., Giacalone, R.A., Jurkiewicz, C.L. (2003). Point–Counterpoint: Measuring Workplace Spirituality. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(4): 396–405.

[11] Lee, M. (1991). Spirituality in Organizations: Empowerment and Purpose. Management Education and Development, 22(3): 221–226.

[12] Maclagan, P. (1991). Having and Being in Organizations. Management Education and Development, 22(3): 234–241.

[13] Milliman, J., Czaplewski, A.J., and Ferguson, J. (2003). Workplace Spirituality and Employee Work Attitudes. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(4): 426–447.

[14] Mitroff, I. I., and Denton E. A. (1999). A study of spirituality in the workplace. Sloan Management Review, 40(4), 83–92.

[15] Mohamed, A.A., Wisnieski, J., Askar, M., & Syed, I. (2004). Towards a Theory of Spirituality in the Workplace. Competitiveness Review, 14(1&2), 102–107.

[16] Moore, T.W., and Casper, W.J. (2005). The Mediating Effects of Spirituality on Transformational Leadership and Turnover Intentions. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Honolulu.

[17] Moore, T.W. and Casper, W.J. (2006). An Examination of Proxy Measures of Workplace Spirituality: A Profile Model of Multidimensional Constructs. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 12(4), 109–118.

[18] Neck, C.P. & Manz, C.C. (1996). Thought self-leadership: the impact of mental strategies training on employee cognition, behavior, and affect. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol 17, No. 5, pp 445–467.

[19] Neck, C. P., and Milliman, J. F. (1994). Thought Self-leadership: Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Organizational Life. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 9(6): 9–16.

[20] Zinnbauer, B.J., Pargament, K.I., Cole, B., Rye, M.S., Butter, E.M., Belavich, T.G. et al. (1997). Religion and Spirituality: Unfuzzying the Fuzzy. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 36(4): 549–564.