Workplace Spirituality Ditinjau dari Aspek Demografi: Jenis Kelamin, Tingkat Pendidikan, dan Lama Bekerja di Organisasi

Abstract

Workplace spirituality is becoming a topic that start to gain attention for organization. Workplace spirituality is the recognition that employees have an inner life that nourishes and is nourished by meaningful work that takes place within the context of a community. Workplace spirituality has three dimensions consist of inner life, meaning and purpose in work, dan a sense of connection and community. The purpose of this study is to examine the difference of workplace spirituality in terms of sex, education, and years of experience at organization. The sample of this study was 81 employees who worked in an organization or company for at least one year. The instrument used for this research is The Meaning and Purpose at Work Questionnaire which has been adapted to the context of Indonesian culture. Data were analyzed using t-test and Kruskal-Wallis. The result showed that there is a significant difference of workplace spirituality in terms of years of experience at organization, with p = 0,003 (p<0,05). This shows that years of experience at organization has more meaning in the workplace spirituality than gender and education level because employees who work longer in an organization will feel the connection between organizational values and personal values that can be the basis in meeting the spiritual needs of individuals.