The Effect of Workplace Spirituality on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Job Engagement

Abstract

In recent years, workplace spirituality has seen an increasing interest from researchers in management and psychology. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of job engagement on the relationship between workplace spirituality and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) through the lens of spiritual leadership. To achieve the objectives of this study, an empirical study was conducted in the Korean financial and healthcare industries.

Research results confirmed that workplace spirituality influences OCB to both the individual and the organization. Moreover, job engagement positively influenced OCB with job engagement fully mediating the relationship to the individual and partially mediating the relationship to the organization.

This study builds on existing research on spiritual leadership and OCB, by confirming the positive influence on OCB dimensions. In addition, this study was the first to confirm the mediating effects of job engagement on OCB.