EFFECT OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY ON WORK ENGAGEMENT: MEDIATOR EFFECT OF ALTRUISTIC LOVE

Purpose- In this study, it has been supposed that there will be a positive relationship between workplace spirituality and work engagement and person altruistic love will act as a mediator in this relationshipMethodology- Easy sampling methodology and face to face survey methods has been used in order to collect data for the field research of the study. And the data will be analyzed in SPSS 20.0.Findings- Results confirmed the positive effect of workplace spirituality on work engagement but altruism of the leader did not acted as a mediator in this relationship. Conclusion- The study provides a confirmation for the positive effects of workplace spirituality on work engagement.

Keywords:

Workplace spirituality, work engagement altruistic love,

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