La relación entre la espiritualidad en el ambiente laboral y el compromiso organizacional en un grupo de empleados de un municipio del área oeste de Puerto Rico

Abstract

Objective: to determine the relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment. Method: descriptive correlational study, with a sample of 156 employees from the west of Puerto Rico. The sub-scales of the dimension of spirituality in the work unit and the organization of the scale of spirituality in the workplace of Ashmos and Duchon, and the scale of organizational commitment of Rosario-Hernandez and Rovira-Millan were used. Results: there is an inverse significant relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment; however, no significant differences were found between years of service and spirituality in the workplace. Conclusion: the inverse relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment results from the negative perception of employees before the new organizational policies in Puerto Rico.