Workplace Spirituality versus Work Engagement among Faculty Staff Members and their Assistants | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 70, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 928-938 PDF (216.19 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.251347 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona Y. Abd-Elrahman1; Rabab M. Hassan2; Hanaa M. Abd-Rabou3 | ||||
| 1Master degree student at Ain Shams University. | ||||
| 2Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain-Shams University. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain-Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: work engagement is a positive state of mind characterized by the extent to which employees are vigorous. Spirituality is a sense of wholeness, connectedness at work, and deeper values. Aim: The current study aimed at comparing between faculty staff members and their assistants regarding workplace spirituality and work engagement. Subject and Methods: A descriptive comparative research design. This study was conducted at faculty of nursing Ain Shams University. (124) faculty staff members and (79) faculty staff members’ assistants were included in the study. Data were collected using two tools; workplace spirituality questionnaire to assess faculty staff members and their assistants’ perception toward workplace spirituality and work engagement scale to assess faculty staff members and their assistants’ perception toward work engagement. Results: There are a statistically significant difference between demographic variables of faculty staff members and workplace spirituality regarding position and specialty P<0.05, there is no statistically significant correlation between workplace spirituality and demographic of faculty staff assistants P>0.05, there is highly statistically significant direct positive relation between all dimensions of workplace spirituality and all dimensions of work engagement. Conclusion: The current study concluded that there is no significant difference among the perception of the faculty staff members and their assistants regarding workplace spirituality, while there is a significant difference between the perception of the faculty staff and faculty staff assistants regarding work engagement. Recommendations: The study recommends encourage high spirituality of all faculty staff and workers, reward high engaged staff and gives more appreciation, enhance sense of community for all staff and workers, and disseminate organizational values all over the faculty to get more cooperation | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Workplace Spirituality; Work Engagement; Faculty Staff Members and Faculty Staff Assistants | ||||
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