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Organizational Behavior and Theory

University of the Incarnate Word

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2016

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A Case For Spiritual Change Readiness: A Correlational Study, Wanita Nicole Mercer Dec 2016

A Case For Spiritual Change Readiness: A Correlational Study, Wanita Nicole Mercer

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The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to investigate whether a relationship existed between spirit at work and attitudes towards organizational change among adults working in various industries. The Spirit at Work Scale (SAWS) measured the independent variable and the Attitudes Towards Organizational Change (ATOC) scale measured the dependent variable. Four factors (engaging work, sense of community, mystical experience, and spiritual connection) measured spirit at work. Three factors (cynical attitudes, fearful attitudes, and accepting attitudes) measured attitudes towards organizational change. Three hundred and ten responses were collected via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk online workforce and analyzed. A Pearson’s correlation test …