Espiritualidade nexo qualidade de vida no trabalho: Um estudo subjetivo utilizando a metodologia Q

Abstract

A espiritualidade nas organizações representa a realização de trabalho com significado, associada a ganho na qualidade de vida, entendida como subjetiva, centrada na experiência individual e com influência nas condições internas e externas ao sujeito. Deste modo, este artigo teve como objetivo analisar a percepção da espiritualidade no contexto organizacional, compreendendo os efeitos desta na qualidade de vida no trabalho. A pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser quali-quantitativa utilizando-se da metodologia Q, que permite a descoberta de uma variedade de discursos sobre como os indivíduos compreendem a espiritualidade e a qualidade de vida. As observações foram efetivadas com onze docentes atuantes em diversas áreas do instituto. Os resultados mostraram quatro pontos de vista no sentido da espiritualidade para a qualidade de vida no trabalho, (1) estabilidade financeira, (2) satisfação profissional, (3) autodeterminação e (4) sentir-se útil. A aplicação da metodologia Q na análise constatou que o método permite uma abordagem responsiva, mas estatisticamente rigorosa, às percepções subjetivas das relações homem-espiritualidade-qualidade de vida no trabalho, e seus resultados podem ser extremamente úteis para fomentar a formulação de políticas de gestão organizacional. Revelou ainda que a percepção dessa nova dimensão no ambiente de trabalho, contribui para subsidiar o entendimento da espiritualidade na construção e implementação de uma organização espiritualizada articulando com as necessidades práticas da gestão.

Q-sort Methodology - the systematic study of participant viewpoints in Social Research

“…This methodology was created to give participants the opportunity to express their opinions on a given topic, without the researcher being responsible for choosing the variables that allow the validation of their research hypotheses (Ferreira et al, 2022).…”

“…The effectiveness of the Q-sort methodology depends on the fulfillment of the steps recommended by It should be noted that the Q-sort methodology does not require large samples, because after a certain number of statements, theoretical saturation is reached and no new information is introduced (Maia et al, 2018). In addition, statistical validity is not the main concern of this type of methodology, since the importance falls on the different opinions (subjectivity) about the topic being studied and not on the percentage of the population that adheres to each of these opinions (Ferreira et al, 2022).…”

“…Ferreira et al (2022), namely: (i) identification of the topic to be analyzed; (ii) gathering information from a literature review or through interviews with experts in the study area; (iii) selection/development of a representative set of statements; (iv) election of participants who meet all the inclusion criteria; (v) construction and application of the Q-sort with the statements considered most relevant to answer the research problem; (vi) statistically analyze individual and global results through factor analysis of Q-sorts, with the aim of revealing which individuals are part of each point of view and the "strength" of this connection; (vii) and qualitative interpretation of ratings to explore claims that differentiate one factor from others.…”

Q-Sort: A Blended Methodology Applied to a Personality Inventory

“…The effectiveness of the Q-sort methodology depends on the fulfillment of the steps recommended by Ferreira, Oliveira and Ferreira (2022), namely: (i) identification of the topic to be analyzed; (ii) gathering information from a literature review or through interviews with experts in the study area; (iii) selection/development of a representative set of statements; (iv) election of participants who meet all the inclusion criteria; (v) construction and application of the Q-sort with the statements considered most relevant to answer the research problem;…”

“…It should be noted that the Q-sort methodology does not require large samples, because after a certain number of statements, theoretical saturation is reached and no new information is introduced (Maia, Espindola and Veiga, 2018). In addition, statistical validity is not the main concern of this type of methodology, since the importance falls on the different opinions (subjectivity) about the topic being studied and not on the percentage of the population that adheres to each of these opinions (Ferreira, Oliveira and Ferreira, 2022).…”