Spirituality in practice : relationships between meaning in life, commitment and motivation

dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, J.J. (Jeremias Jesaja)
dc.contributor.authorBoshoff, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Rene
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-02T07:18:22Z
dc.date.available2008-06-02T07:18:22Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIncreasing numbers of people are searching for meaning and spiritual significance in the workplace. Research in the field of psychiatry has consistently shown a sense of meaning in one's life to be an important correlate of mental health and well-being. In this study, we examined the relationships between a person's sense of meaning in life, with life orientation variables, biographic variables, work commitment and work motivation. Through testing six hypotheses, we found significant associations between sense of meaning in life, positive work orientations, career commitment and work motivation. Our findings point to a spiritual source of work motivation and commitment, a more fundamental source than covered in existing motivation theories - commitment and motivation can also be expressions of a sense of meaning in one's life. This study improves understanding of workplace spirituality in practice.en
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dc.identifier.citationDe Klerk, JJ, Boshoff, AB & Van Wyk, R 2006, 'Spirituality in practice: relationships between meaning in life, commitment and motivation', Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 319-347. [http://www.jmsr.com/]en
dc.identifier.issn1476-6086
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/5742
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation of Management, Spirituality & Religionen
dc.rightsAssociation of Management, Spirituality & Religionen
dc.subjectSpirituality in the workplaceen
dc.subjectMeaning in lifeen
dc.subjectWork commitmenten
dc.subjectWork motivationen
dc.subject.lcshSpiritualityen
dc.subject.lcshReligion in the workplaceen
dc.titleSpirituality in practice : relationships between meaning in life, commitment and motivationen
dc.typeArticleen

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