Espiritualidade no Trabalho e Vínculos Organizacionais: Perspectiva de Trabalhadores de uma Cooperativa de Crédito: https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2024.25255

Nuvea Kuhn; Luis Felipe Dias Lopes; Wesley Vieira da Silva; Luciana Santos Costa Vieira da Silva

Spirituality at Work and Organizational Bonds: Perspective of Workers in a Credit Union

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2024.25255

Authors

Nuvea Kuhn Farroupilha Federal Institute (IFFar), São Vicente do Sul, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7018-6088
Luis Felipe Dias Lopes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-0226
Wesley Vieira da Silva Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-8676
Luciana Santos Costa Vieira da Silva Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-7150

Abstract

This research aims to identify the relationship between spirituality at work and
organizational bonds, based on the perception of professionals working in a Brazilian credit
cooperative. With a quantitative approach, a structured questionnaire was used to collect data applied during the months of October 2022 to May 2023. The results were analyzed with the aid of the partial least squares structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM) - SmartPLS® software version 4.1.0.0, eight out of ten established hypotheses were confirmed. The research involved the participation of 702 workers from different positions. The results suggest a direct
relationship between spirituality and the bonds of commitment, organizational consent, and
between the dimensions of work as a purpose in life (Spirituality at Work) with two dimensions of entrenchment. Furthermore, an inverse relationship was found between spirituality and the Limitation of Alternatives (Organizational Entrenchment) dimension.

Keywords: cooperativism, spirituality at work, organizational bonds

Author Biographies

Nuvea Kuhn, Farroupilha Federal Institute (IFFar), São Vicente do Sul, RS, Brazil

Professora EBBT no Instituto Federal Farroupilha. Doutora em Administração.
Luis Felipe Dias Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

Professor Titular na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Doutor em Engenharia de Produção.
Wesley Vieira da Silva, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

Professor na Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Doutor em Engenharia de Produção.
Luciana Santos Costa Vieira da Silva, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

Professora na Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Doutora em Administração.

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Published

2024-12-09

Issue

Vol. 24 No. contínuo (2024): rPOT Continuous numbering/2024

Section

Empirical Research Reports

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