Role of spirituality in job satisfaction and organizational commitment among faculty of institutes of higher learning in Pakistan

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating whether or not job satisfaction and organizational commitment of faculty
members are grounded in their spirituality. A survey-based descriptive research design was used to collect
the data from faculty members of three public and five private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Pakistan.
Stepwise regression procedure was employed to analyze the data. Spiritual dimensions such as self
determination, organizational mode, transactional mode, self control, small group mode, transformational
mode and enrichment of self were found to be related to organizational commitment of the faculty. However,
variance in job satisfaction was explained by self determination, transformational mode, organizational mode
and ideopraxis. Academic administrators of HEIs are suggested to design and execute organization-wide
changes for the provision of ample opportunities to faculty members to realizing their need of spiritual
development so as to experience higher satisfaction with their jobs and become more committed to their
educational institutions. This study is first of its kind (to the best knowledge of the researchers) to provide
initial insights regarding the role of relational dynamics of spirituality in job satisfaction and organizational
commitment of the teachers of Institutions of higher learning particularly in developing country like Pakistan