Spirit at work and its impact on employee outcomes in Australian higher education

Mohammadjafar Chabokrow; Nuttawuth (Wuth) Muenjohn; Alan Montague

doi:10.1080/03075079.2024.2418308

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Spirit at work and its impact on employee outcomes in Australian higher education

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Spirit at work and its impact on employee outcomes in Australian higher education

Mohammadjafar Chabokrow, Nuttawuth (Wuth) Muenjohn and Alan Montague

Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames)

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2418308

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Abstract

Education & Educational Research

Social Sciences

Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life

Organisational behaviour

This study adopted a mixed methods approach, with the quantitative element forming the core component and the qualitative dimension assuming the supplementary component to assess Job Satisfaction (JS) and Organisational Commitment (OC) as mediators in the relationship between Spirit at Work (SAW) and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) within the Australian higher education sector. It is expected that by 2025, job satisfaction and burnout will cause large numbers of academic staff to leave Australian universities. Regression and structural equation modelling analysed the study's quantitative data. NVivo was used to analyse qualitative data. The findings illustrate that SAW significantly predicts OCB, JS and OC. Most notably, the results indicate no significant differences between the permanent and casual staff's level of SAW and none between their JS, OC and OCB levels. This finding contradicts previous research. The overall findings in this article further highlight necessary changes to Australian universities' current management and leadership approaches to create more satisfied and committed employees.

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Title: Spirit at work and its impact on employee outcomes in Australian higher education
Authors/Creators: Mohammadjafar Chabokrow - RMIT University
Nuttawuth (Wuth) Muenjohn
Alan Montague - Monash University
Publication Details: Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames)
Publisher: Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Number of pages: 19
Identifiers: 991005812246807891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch Business School
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.3 Management; 6.3.48 Organizational Behavior
Web Of Science research areas: Education & Educational Research
ESI research areas: Social Sciences, general