Spiritual Quotient and Ethical Values towards Organizational Sustainability

Akhtar, Sohail; Arshad, Mohd Anuar; Mahmood, Arshad; Ahmed, Ali

doi:10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.58.1

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“…Spiritual employees who work for organisations are assumed to be more honest and ethical (Akhtar et al , 2015). Scholars have linked employee behaviour with SQ.…”

Section: Employee Behaviour In the Organisationmentioning

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Spiritual quotient towards organizational sustainability: the Islamic perspective

Akhtar

Arshad

Mahmood

et al. 2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of spiritual quotient (SQ) on the organisational sustainability from the Islamic perspective. Till date, many organisations around the world are facing environmental, social and economic issues affecting their organisational sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The present paper is conceptual paper based on literature review on employee’s behavioural issues and role of SQ for organisational sustainability. Findings This present paper argues that SQ must be considered as the important factor for employee development in the organisation. It develops spiritual awareness among employees which enhances their productivity within the organisation. Furthermore, SQ is necessary means of identifying and harnessing deeper inner resources with the capacity to care for the well-being of the organisation and advance its development. Research limitations/implications The paper suggests SQ and its multi-dimensions with the implication for future research in organisational sustainability. Originality/value The paper discusses the development of the concept of SQ from the Islamic perspective.

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“…Spiritual employees who work for organisations are assumed to be more honest and ethical (Akhtar et al , 2015). Scholars have linked employee behaviour with SQ.…”

Section: Employee Behaviour In the Organisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spiritual quotient towards organizational sustainability: the Islamic perspective

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Arshad

Mahmood

et al. 2017

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“…Studies reveal that spiritual intelligence has multi-functional benefits. Akhtar et al, (2015) found that it enables employees to have access to deep meaning, abide to fundamental values in everyday routine, and think out of the box in order to accomplish their desired goals. Vaughan (2002) says it can facilitate task performance because employees are able to use spiritual resources to maneuver work-related challenges.…”

Section: Relationship Between Spiritual Intelligence and Organizationmentioning

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“…Given this backdrop, literature indicates that spiritual intelligence can be potentially beneficial to a number of organizational variables (Antunes, Silva, & Oliveira, 2017;Mahmood, Arshad, Ahmed, Akhtar, & Khan, 2018). Studies on spiritual intelligence reported its positive relationship with organizational outcomes, such as organizational learning (Pluta & Rudawska, 2016); organizational sustainability (Akhtar, Arshad, Mahmood, & Ahmed, 2015); organizational citizenship behaviour (Hunsaker, 2016), job satisfaction (Roof, Bocarnea, & Winston, 2017), leadership performance (Ramachandaran, Krauss, Hamzah, & Idris, 2017), business management (Fontaine, 2018), and leadership performance (Osman-Gani & Hassan, 2018).…”

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Sustaining Teachers’ Organizational Commitment: A Glimpse on Spiritual Intelligence Paradigm

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2020

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This paper examined the relationship between spiritual intelligence (SQ) and organizational commitment (OC) among employees. Consistent with Multiple Intelligence Theory (MI), 510 teachers were drawn through a list-based simple random sampling technique in the Peninsular areas of Malaysia. Hypothesis was tested with structural equation modeling (SEM) and the structural model was assessed through renowned GOF indices. Findings revealed that SQ relates significantly positive with OC, such that spiritually intelligent employees are more obliged towards workplace activities. GOF indices showed χ² / df ratio (997.341 / 547) = 1.823, RMSEA (0.057), and CFI (0.903), providing empirical support for the hypothesized structural model. The study outcomes are promising. Theoretically, it contributes to organizational behavior research regarding the influence of spiritual resources and virtues on employees’ behavior. The study has implications for HR policies such as compensation and motivation. Spiritual intelligence aids employees to see beyond the material aspects of the workplace. Hence, they are better inspired when HR managers augment HR policies with SQ components. Practically, employees are more productive, creative, and resourceful when performing organizational activities. Therefore, the study provides indication on how employees can consider work-related activities as a quest worth achieving. Within this process, lies the opportunity to experience spiritual consciousness which stimulates their personal growth and development. The study is limited in a number of ways. It is cross-sectional, purely quantitative, and has its social-demographic factors controlled.

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“…(Henderson, 2018) about social mission in social entrepreneurship is considered as business acts aiming to help resolving social problems within a community. In fact, the most applicable and significant mission in running their social business for these local social workers is spiritual mission (Akhtar, 2015). However,…”

Section: 3a Social Entrepreneur Who Does Not Run Any Social Businessmentioning

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What are the Value and Purpose of Social Entrepreneurship? : A Qualitative Approach on Social Entrepreneurs in Indonesia

2019

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This research explores creation of value and purpose of social entrepreneurship using qualitative approach. This research was conducted because up to these days there are contention everywhere in regard to the value and purpose of social entrepreneurship, particularly regarding the reason that drives a person to be a social entrepreneur, the targeted goal to achieve and the condition as well as their existence in performing their activities. In addition, there are growing phenomena in social entrepreneurship activities causing this scientific contention regarding the value and purpose preserved by the social entrepreneurs up to now. This research utilized an exploratory qualitative method that aims to conduct basic research on the value and purpose of social entrepreneurship as performed by the social entrepreneurs in Indonesia.The result showed that the value and purpose of social entrepreneurship was not limited to social value and purpose only, but it had long gone beyond normative value and purpose such as social and economic values. Moreover, it is interesting that there was a new finding on the value and purpose of social entrepreneurship, in this research. However, not only as mixing of values, but the value and purpose of entrepreneurship are also meant as an exchange of economic, social and spiritual values that take significant effect and go beyond the desired value and purpose to achieve by these social entrepreneurs.

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Spiritual Quotient and Ethical Values towards Organizational Sustainability

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Spiritual quotient towards organizational sustainability: the Islamic perspective

Spiritual quotient towards organizational sustainability: the Islamic perspective

Sustaining Teachers’ Organizational Commitment: A Glimpse on Spiritual Intelligence Paradigm

What are the Value and Purpose of Social Entrepreneurship? : A Qualitative Approach on Social Entrepreneurs in Indonesia

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