Employees’ Perception of Workplace Spirituality at PSU: A Study of an Oil Company at Assam
Author(s)
Subhadeep Mukherjee* (Research Scholar, Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India) and Seema S. Singha(Professor, Department of Commerce, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India), *Corresponding author's Email
Citation
Mukherjee, Subhadeep and Singha, Seema S. (2019), “Employees’ Perception of Workplace Spirituality at PSU: A Study of an Oil Company at Assam”, MERC Global’s International Journal of Management, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1, pp. 159-166.
Article history
Submitted: April 18, 2019, Revision received: April 26, 2019, Accepted: April 28, 2019
With the beginning of the new century, it became increasingly clear that employees saw a fundamental change in the values of the business world, a typical paradigm shift, such as the information age. Today, workplace spirituality is a recognised theme that acquires gratitude and courage among academics and industrialists. Workplace Spirituality is aimed at purposeful work, community feeling and organization value. It tells about the experience and exchange of mutual affections among the employees that attract and unites them within the workplace and the whole organization. Indian companies and their employees respond to a deeper sense of purpose, a more the faithful sense of faith and a renewed commitment to workplace spirituality. This research paper focuses on the employees’ perception of workplace spirituality among the employees working at the executive level of the selected Oil Company of Assam.
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