Promoting Constructive Deviance as an Antidote to Organizational Stress

Garg, Naval; Saxena, Anubhuti

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9996-8.ch008

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“…Hyper norms are larger societal values like honesty, truthfulness, transparency and integrity. Thus, constructive deviant behaviors may break the organizational rule, but they conform to desirable societal norms (Garg and Saxena, 2019). The present study is based on Vadera et al's (2013) conceptualization of constructive deviance.…”

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“…The relationship of swadharma, stress and constructive deviance could be understood with the help of the Person-organization fit paradigm. Incongruence between one's skills and capabilities and requirements of job assignment lead to job stress (Chand and Koul, 2012;Murphy, 1995;Garg and Saxena, 2019). As discussed earlier, swadharma is comprised of meaningful and meditative work.…”

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Resolving stress of university teacher: exploring role of workplace spirituality and constructive workplace deviance

Garg

Kumari²,

Punia

2022

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PurposeThe study explores the relationship between workplace spirituality and work stress among university teachers. It also investigates the mediating effect of constructive deviance amid the association between workplace spirituality and stress among Indian university teachers.Design/methodology/approachThe association between spirituality and stress is studied using correlation and multiple regression. The mediating effect of constructive deviance is examined using the Sobel test and bootstrapping estimates using Hayes' PROCESS macro. The hierarchical regression is used to report direct and indirect effects.FindingsFindings reveal a significant negative association between the six dimensions of workplace spirituality and stress. The results also concluded the mediation effect of constructive deviance, which means workplace spirituality promotes constructive deviance that influences educators' stress levels.Originality/valueThe study is based on primary data collected by the author. It is one of the first explorations of the mediating effect of constructive deviance in the relationship of six dimensions of workplace spirituality and work stress among teachers.

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Resolving stress of university teacher: exploring role of workplace spirituality and constructive workplace deviance

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Kumari²,

Punia

2022

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“…And the very idea of collaborative efforts for the welfare of others has been revered as one of the pathways of fulfillment at the workplace (Chakraborty, 2006;Pandey et al, 2009Pandey et al, , 2016Pawar, 2009;Pradhan and Jena, 2017). This spiritual and emotional accomplishment negates major organizational stressors (Garg and Saxena, 2019). The resource-based view also supports a negative relationship between other's orientation and stress (Choudhary et al, 2012).…”

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Exploring role of Indian workplace spirituality in stress management: a study of oil and gas industry

Saxena

Garg

Punia

et al. 2020

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PurposeThe primary objective of the present study is to explore the relationship between workplace spirituality and work stress among offshore and onshore employees of the Indian oil and gas industry. The present study also tends to study the difference in the stress level of offshore and onshore employees of the Oil and Gas Industry.Design/methodology/approachThe size of the sample for the present study was 202 respondents. It includes 128 onshore employees and 74 offshore employees of oil and gas companies. Respondents were mainly managers and supervisors working in various departments of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Cairn India, Reliance India Ltd (RIL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Indian Oil and Gas Ltd (IOCL). Since the different level of stress is experienced by employees at different stages of the organizational structure, thus study selected population comprising of managers and supervisors since they are believed to face similar work stressors. A variety of statistical tools like mean, t-test, correlation and multi-regression is used for the analysis of collected data.FindingsResults show that all six dimensions of workplace spirituality are significantly negatively correlated with stress for onshore employees. However, the sense of community and gratitude are found insignificantly associated with stress for offshore employees. Stressful offshore conditions and excessive specialization might not allow offshore employees to cherish the community at the workplace and also the virtue of gratefulness. The offshore employees might have a certain level of gratitude and community system, but it is not sufficient for the employees to perceive a lower level of work relates to stress. The result gives the impression that the normal working conditions (onshore workplace) provide adequate opportunity to workplace spirituality to transcend its impact on work stress.Originality/valueThis is one of the pioneer studies that examined the role of workplace spirituality and stress in stress management of offshore and onshore employees of Indian Oil and gas companies.

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“…The variable organizational trust has been operationalized using 6 items from the work of Loes and Tobin (2020). The variable stress has been operationalized using 8 items from the work of Garg and Saxena (2020). The total 425 questionnaires were distributed to the faculty of two major private sector universities of Lahore to take the feedback of 375 sample size using convenient sampling technique.…”

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Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Stress Among University Teachers Through Organizational Trust

Saleem,

Din,

Ahmad

et al. 2023

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This study aimed to investigate the relationships between spiritual leadership, trust, and stress in two private-sector universities located in Lahore, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 375 participants. Data was collected through surveys, and the analysis was conducted using the Heys process macro in SPSS. The findings of the study revealed several important insights. Firstly, the study found a significant positive direct effect of spiritual leadership on trust, indicating that higher levels of spiritual leadership were associated with increased levels of trust among individuals within the universities. Furthermore, a significant negative direct effect of trust on stress was observed, suggesting that higher levels of trust were linked to lower levels of stress among participants. Additionally, the study identified trust as a mediator in the relationship between spiritual leadership and stress. The mediation analysis highlighted that part of the influence of spiritual leadership on stress was transmitted through its impact on trust. Trust was found to play a significant role in mediating the relationship between spiritual leadership and stress levels in the context of these private-sector universities. Based on these findings, the study concludes that spiritual leadership plays a crucial role in fostering trust in the investigated universities. Moreover, trust serves as a protective factor against stress, indicating that individuals who perceive higher levels of trust experience reduced levels of stress. These results have implications for leadership practices within educational institutions, particularly in the private sector in Lahore, Pakistan. Fostering spiritual leadership qualities and building trust among faculty members and administrators may contribute to reducing stress levels and promoting a healthier work environment. However, it is important to note that these conclusions are based on the specific context and sample of this study.

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Promoting Constructive Deviance as an Antidote to Organizational Stress

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Resolving stress of university teacher: exploring role of workplace spirituality and constructive workplace deviance

Resolving stress of university teacher: exploring role of workplace spirituality and constructive workplace deviance

Exploring role of Indian workplace spirituality in stress management: a study of oil and gas industry

Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Stress Among University Teachers Through Organizational Trust

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