VALIDATION OF SPIRITUALITY AT WORK SCALE IN INDIAN CONTEXT

Purpose - This paper is first attempt to validate the spirituality at work scale developed by Kinjerski & Skrypnek (2006) in Indian context as so far it has been primarily tested successfully in US, Canada and Thailand. Design/methodology/approach - A questionnaire-based survey was designed for data collection from employees working in IT and ITES sectors in Delhi-NCR. The sampling technique followed for this study was purposive sampling. Confirmatory Factor Analysis using AMOS version 20.0 was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the factorial structure of workplace spirituality. Findings - The findings show that only a part of scale developed in western country was found appropriate along with an additional measure of organizational spirituality. The scale demonstrated adequate statistical reliability and validity, producing excellent fit for the overall SAW measurement model Research limitations/implications - The study was able to produce strong empirical evidence for confirmation of SAW as a higher order latent construct, which is important considering that these findings may help in acceptability of workplace spirituality in academics and practice. Practical implications - As the scale demonstrated good discriminant & convergent validity and acceptable internal consistency; scholars using this scale for future researches can be confident about the accuracy of the scale in capturing the intricate and ethereal essence of workplace spirituality. Originality/value - This paper is probably the first attempt of validating the spirituality at work scale in Indian work settings, thereby an important contribution towards advancing the measurement development for the field of workplace spirituality.