PURUSHARTHA - A journal of Management, Ethics and Spirituality

Workplace Spirituality Empowered by Spiritual Leadership to Promote Organizational Effectiveness: A Bibliometric Analysis

2024-12-31T18:30:47+0530

Purpose: Organisational environments are rapidly changing and enhancing the stress level of employees and other stakeholders which is ultimately affecting the organizational performance. The paper explores the possible role of workplace spirituality along with spiritual leadership to promote organizational effectiveness. To better examine the role of workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership in business settings, bibliometric analysis is conducted so that prominent authors, organizations, and countries can be identified for better insight into the problem.

Design / methodology/approach: A total of 202 articles were retrieved from the Scopus database. All resulting datasets of 202 articles are specifically focusing on publications within the scope of “Workplace AND Leadership AND Spirituality” in “Business, Management and Accounting” area. The analysis encompassed various dimensions, including publication productivity, country-wise contributions, institutional affiliations, and author productivity. Additionally, top-cited documents, keyword analyses, network visualizations of keywords, and bibliometric coupling were explored to identify research trends and patterns. The study also reviewed literature pertaining to the applications of the workplace spirituality in business management and its implications for managerial practices.

Findings: This bibliometric analysis (2014–2024) explores publication trends and their impact on Workplace Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership for Organizational Effectiveness. The findings reveal a disparity between publication volume and citation impact, highlighting that research quality often outweighs quantity, as seen in 2023 (high volume, low impact) and 2017 (moderate volume, high impact).

Originality/ Value: The present article is relevant to such business owners and senior managers who are in pursuit of enhancing their organizational performance by creating a stress-free and cooperative environment in their business, using workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership.

Social Media and Gen Z's Mental Well-Being: Impact of Excessive Usage on Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Levels Analysis

2024-12-31T18:30:47+0530

Generation Z’s unprecedented access to social media, facilitated by their lifelong exposure to technology, has raised concerns about its impact on mental health. Despite evidence indicating that excessive social media use can negatively affect mental well-being, limited research specifically addresses Gen Z, the true digital natives. This study contributes to this discourse by examining the effects of high social media usage on the mental health of Gen Z, the newest generation in the workforce. While previous research has explored the impact of excessive social networking site (SNS) use on mental health, it often lacks generational specificity. This study employs the DASS-21 survey instrument to assess the impact of social media on depression, anxiety, and stress among Gen Z. Problematic social media usage is measured using the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), an adaptation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). The sample includes social media users who participated either through in-person interactions or online surveys. Correlation analysis identifies the relationship between social media usage and mental health outcomes, while Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) elucidates the connections between variables influencing social media usage and mental well-being. Findings suggest that excessive social media use may negatively impact mental health, particularly among vulnerable Gen Z populations.

Calling for Better Ecological Values: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge System with Sustainable Policies

2024-12-31T18:30:47+0530

Sustainability is increasingly becoming a popular term in the fields of research and practice. The concept is gaining momentum due to increasing awareness about the environment of common people, stringent government policies, and the recognition of the finite nature of resources. We live in the anthropocene and the future of humanity and of our planet lies in the hands of today's younger generation (Banerjee and Prasad, 2018). Rapid industrialization for more than the last hundred years has taken a huge toll on the environment. The emission of greenhouse gases (GHS) is continuously increasing the average global temperature. Governments worldwide have imposed different environmental policies (popularly known as carbon policies) to reduce emissions. Despite the stringent laws, increasing awareness, and several high-level international conclaves the emissions around the world are increasing steadily.

In this paper, we have discussed the livelihood of some indigenous tribes of India. These tribes in general stay away from the critical discussions related to “sustainability”, but their practices and culture have upheld the concept of sustainability for ages. These practices often outcome from their traditional knowledge with an inherent respect for nature and its resources. In this paper, we have discussed the sustainable lifestyle and practices of a few tribal communities in the Indian state of Odisha. Encouraging, and fostering these practices can promote the concept of “sustainability” to a large extent.

Bibliometric Insights into Green Human Resource Management: A Connection with Business Ethics and Values

2024-12-31T18:30:48+0530

In the burgeoning literature on Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) research, this study addresses a noticeable gap by systematically tracing the historical evolution and contemporary trends in the field. Employing bibliometric analysis from 2006 to 2023, 654 publications were scrutinized from the Scopus database, identified through references to GHRM in titles, abstracts, or keywords. The analytical tools utilized, including the Biblioshiny package of RStudio and VOSviewer (version 1.6.16), facilitated a comprehensive examination of the extracted data. This study goes beyond mere quantitative metrics, engaging in performance analysis to discern the number of publications and citations, highlighting the most productive outputs, influential authors, and pivotal articles. Additionally, a nuanced co-word analysis was conducted, exploring the semantic connections within GHRM literature. Notably, this research extends its purview to examine the ethical dimensions of GHRM by assessing the number of publications in universities and countries. By exploring international collaboration through a science-mapping tool, the study underscores the interconnectedness of global efforts and sheds light on how ethical considerations permeate collaborative research endeavors. The investigation delves into current trends within GHRM inherently touches upon ethical implications, given the field's focus on sustainable and responsible human resource practices. Furthermore, the insights provided into future directions within GHRM research inherently contribute to the discourse on business ethics and values, as they guide the trajectory of sustainable and ethically grounded practices within organizations. In essence, this study offers a comprehensive examination of GHRM literature as a research domain and a critical contributor to ethical considerations in contemporary business practices.

Understanding Everyday Sadism, Dark Traits and Employee Silence at Work: Reflections from the Indian Epic Ramayana

2025-01-11T17:27:13+0530

Everyday sadism represents a significant aspect of the subclinical dark personality constellation, characterized by individuals who inflict pain on others for pleasure or personal gain. Such individuals may derive satisfaction from various forms of abuse: be it verbal, physical, or simply through observing others suffering. These subclinical dark traits are frequently observed in workplace environments, where individuals may hold a range of positions. In professional settings, they exhibit unprovoked aggression, engage in gossip, undermine colleagues discreetly, and partake in various counterproductive behaviors that they attempt to normalize through rationalization. Their lack of empathy prevents them from feeling shame for their actions. While sadists are undeniably deviant by nature, this paper investigates whether they also engage in what can be termed "deviant silence," where they remain silent for their own benefit. Using constructivist grounded theory, a qualitative research method that captures participants’ vivid perspectives, we explored this concept further. Our empirical findings reveal two key characteristics of everyday sadists that contribute to deviant silence: self-prioritization and insecurity. Also, we explored characters from the Indian epic Ramayana to understand whether every human has the potential to become an everyday sadist.

Analysing Leadership Qualities of Lord Rama from Valmiki Ramayana by Using Nyaya System of Indian Philosophy

2025-01-11T14:05:42+0530

Leadership is a collection of essential attributes required to effectively guide individuals and is the practice of motivating, directing, and inspiring individuals to cooperate towards a shared objective. Leadership qualities are the defining factors that determine the effectiveness of a leader, here in this research article we use Nyaya system, an ancient school of thought in Indian philosophy to analyse the leadership qualities (Moral virtue, Empathy, Unity, Collective decision making and protection) of Lord Rama from Valmiki’s Ramayana. This is achieved by interpreting various parts of Valmiki’s Ramayana using Nyaya systems Syllogisms: 1. Pratijñā (Assertion). 2. Hetu (reason). 3. Udāharana (example). 4. Upanaya (application) and 5. Nigamana (conclusion) step by step as a method of analysis. This analysis helps us explore leadership qualities of lord Rama associating with the new age leadership concepts like ethical leadership, emotional intelligence, transformational leadership, participative leadership, and servant leadership.

Beyond Traditional Engagement: An Empirical Assessment of the Nomological Network of the Human Spirit at Work

2025-01-11T14:21:58+0530

Engagement is a widely recognized concept globally, crucial for assessing and predicting job and organizational performance. However, some question the need for new constructs that resemble established ones. Similarly, workplace spirituality varies in academic definitions, challenging its validity. Yet, emerging literature suggests a clear link between spirituality at work (SAW) and engagement at work (EAW), both connected to the human spirit, albeit unexplored empirically. This research aims to establish epistemological congruence between EAW and SAW. Drawing on existing literature emphasizing their similarities, this study integrates them as 'Engagement of Human Spirit at Work' (EHSW). Analyzing two data samples (n1=166, n2=253 respondents) confirms a robust EHSW nomological network with interrelated antecedents and consequences. This study advances EHSW literature, strengthening the theoretical foundations of engagement and workplace spirituality. This study also discusses theoretical implications, bolstering these domains within academic discourse.

Modeling Consequences of Brand Authenticity in Anthropomorphized AI-Assistants: A Human-Robot Interaction Perspective

2025-01-11T17:22:37+0530

The emergence of anthropomorphized AI Assistants can be linked to the advanced convergence of machine learning and natural language processing algorithms that could mimic human brains. Conversational-AI has led users to expect a sense of authenticity in their anthropomorphized assistants, more so, in a social context; which creates newer avenues for brands to better connect with their consumers. The present study aimed to develop a consequential model of AI-authenticity while drawing inferences from a series of human-robot interaction based theories, viz. “Computers as Social Actors” (CASA); “Media Equation” (ME), “Stereotype Content Model” (SCM) and “Socio-Cognitive Computational Trust” (SCCT) theory. Partial-Least-Square based Structural-Equation-Modeling was performed to examine the hypothesized framework; while, bootstrapping technique was utilized to better assess the effect of mediation analysis. The predictive relevance of the developed model was evaluated based on cross-validated redundancy approach. The findings designated ‘Emotional Attachment’, ‘Customer Engagement’ and ‘Cognitive Trust’ as major consequences of brand authenticity; while ‘warmth’was accounted as a positive, but weak mediator in authenticity-cognitive trust relationship, due to probable effects of uncanny valley phenomenon. ‘Cognitive Trust’remained a significant predictor of ‘continuous usage intentions’and ‘word-of[1]mouth’ behaviour. The proposed AI-authenticity framework could aid underpinning effective customer retention and extension strategies.