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AbstractOne of the significant factors that can make the behaviors, attitudes and interactions between employees better to offer high quality services is to acquire an organizational citizenship behavior. Focusing on the organizational citizenship behavior is crucial to the organizations operating in non-profit service sectors because of having positive and direct impact and thus making them profitable, efficient and effective. This paper aims to propose a model for organizational citizenship behavior by placing the components of trust in organizational spirituality and participation in non-profit service organizations. In this study, correlation analysis and factor analysis as well as the structural equation modeling (SEM) are applied. The population consists of employees working in the largest non-profit service organization in Iran. The findings show that the proposed model is valid and reliable, and there is a significant relationship between variables in the conceptual research model.

This study aims to examine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of organizational spirituality and their job performance. The sample of the study consisted of 728 teachers working in high schools in the central districts of Erzurum province, who were selected by stratified proportional sampling method. The data of the research were collected by the "Workplace Spirituality Scale" and the "Teacher Job Performance Scale". Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the research data. In the study, it was determined that there was a moderate positive and significant relationship between teachers' perceptions of organizational spirituality and their job performance. It was determined that organizational spirituality sub-dimensions (job passion, mysterious experience, sense of community) significantly predicted job performance. In the study, it was determined that female teachers performed more task performance than males. It was found that married teachers have a higher perception of organizational spirituality compared to single teachers. It has been found that experienced teachers show more adaptive performance compared to teachers with lower seniority. Finally, it was determined that teachers in Anatolian and science-social sciences high schools showed more 'adaptive performance' than teachers in religious vocational and vocational technical high schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics among male elementary school managers in Qom city in 2022. Methods: This study is applied in terms of its objective and correlational in terms of the method used. The statistical population of the research includes all male managers at the elementary level in Qom city, totaling 360 individuals. Using multi-stage sampling, a sample of 81 individuals was selected. They were evaluated using Milliman et al.'s (2003) Organizational Spirituality Questionnaire, Allen and Meyer's Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and Hunt et al.'s Organizational Ethics Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods (multiple regression) were employed for data analysis. Results: The results indicate a significant positive relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics among the managers. Moreover, each dimension of organizational spirituality has a positive and significant relationship with organizational commitment and organizational ethics. Conclusions: Confirming the relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics suggests that managers' attitudes towards spirituality can help improve employees' commitment and ethical conduct, consequently leading to overall organizational performance enhancement. Therefore, serious attention should be paid to the concept of organizational spirituality, and efforts should be made to enhance it.

Objective: The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics among male elementary school managers in Qom city in 2022. Methods: This study is applied in terms of its objective and correlational in terms of the method used. The statistical population of the research includes all male managers at the elementary level in Qom city, totaling 360 individuals. Using multi-stage sampling, a sample of 81 individuals was selected. They were evaluated using Milliman et al.'s (2003) Organizational Spirituality Questionnaire, Allen and Meyer's Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and Hunt et al.'s Organizational Ethics Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods (multiple regression) were employed for data analysis. Results: The results indicate a significant positive relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics among the managers. Moreover, each dimension of organizational spirituality has a positive and significant relationship with organizational commitment and organizational ethics. Conclusions: Confirming the relationship between organizational spirituality, organizational commitment, and organizational ethics suggests that managers' attitudes towards spirituality can help improve employees' commitment and ethical conduct, consequently leading to overall organizational performance enhancement. Therefore, serious attention should be paid to the concept of organizational spirituality, and efforts should be made to enhance it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to analyze the moderating role of Resilience (R) in the relationship between Organizational Spirituality (OS) and Burnout Syndrome (BOS) in call center operators. The quantitative methodology of the research type included a sample of 512 and the data were collected and analyzed from the Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed a negative relationship between OS and BOS. It was also shown that the perception of perseverance and self-confidence (dimensions of resilience) significantly moderated the association between the two constructs, reducing their effects. The present study brings contributions to science by improving the Burnout measurement tool, including the Optimism dimension in the validated scale, in addition to reinforcing the moderating role of resilience.

This study aimed to analyze the moderating role of Resilience (R) in the relationship between Organizational Spirituality (OS) and Burnout Syndrome (BOS) in call center operators. The quantitative methodology of the research type included a sample of 512, and the data were collected and analyzed from the Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed a negative relationship between OS and BOS. It was also shown that the perception of perseverance and self-confidence (dimensions of resilience) significantly moderated the association between the two constructs, reducing their effects. The present study contributes to science by improving the Burnout measurement tool, including the Optimism dimension in the validated scale, and reinforcing the moderating role of resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article intends to understand how the communication praxis of a public Higher Education Institution in Portugal - the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre - took place, with regard to digital communication during the first wave of COVID-19. First, some general theoretical outlines on organizational spirituality, digital public relations, crisis communication and communication in higher education are explained. Then, through qualitative research, of an exploratory nature, the online communication practices that emerged in academic confinement are described and analyzed. Based on the possibilities of digital communication and the actions implemented by the institution, some inferences are proposed regarding the role of Public Relations in the digital context, the relevance of emotional communication and its connection to organizational spirituality. It is concluded that the pandemic demonstrated that the institutional digital communicational practices, in this case, manifested themselves not only as actions based on the unidirectional information-al model, but also as instruments that promote the emotional bond between the institution and its audiences, seeking to achieve on the bidirectional model favoring audience participation, thus reinforcing principles that are at the heart of Public Relations: connection, union and spirituality.

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This article aims to understand how knowledge management and organizational spirituality support organizational practical wisdom. There is a growing aspiration among some organizations to do good to society while measuring sufficient profits for its innovation and evolution. Practical wisdom has pillars related to spirituality (by seeking the best result from their actions, doing as little harm as possible) and knowledge management (by needing social and technical knowledge to weigh decision making). Practical wisdom needs action, and the best result. A systematic literature review was developed to understand the state of the art. It was not enough to propose a theoretical framework. So, an integrative literature review was developed. The scrutiny was successful in producing a theoretical framework with propositions. The present article has two main contributions, the systematization of the state of the art and the suggestion of a theoretical framework.

The purpose of this study was to explain the faculty development based on spirituality in Qom University. The research method is applied and descriptive. The statistical population of the study consists of all faculty members of Qom University (N = 284). Sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula of 164 people who were studied by appropriate sampling method. Organizational spirituality questionnaire (α = 0.996) and faculty development questionnaire (α = 0.916) were used to collect data. Construct validity of the tool was verified by First order confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the One-Sample T Test showed that the faculty development in Qom University and the four their components, individual spirituality and their sub-components were higher than the average, but the organization-based spirituality was less than average Among the components of organizational-centered spirituality, spirituality-based leadership is equal to, and other sub-components below the theoretical average. Pearson correlation coefficients indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between individual and organization-based spirituality and the faculty development and their components. The results of structural equation modeling indicate that the model of the role of individual spirituality and organization-based spirituality in the faculty development. Organization-based Spirituality also has a greater impact on the faculty development in Qom University (γ = 0/47).

Society demands more sustainable business. Increasing organizational spirituality can be one manner of accomplishing this humanized strategy, and knowledge management is an efficient method to diffuse high-level values through the company. Spirituality has a vital role in organizational theory and practice. Nevertheless, this also places a heavy burden on practitioners. To address this association, we conducted a systematic literature review, systematizing and categorizing the results to answer the research question, “can organizational spirituality contribute to knowledge management?”, and propose a future investigation research agenda. We utilized the Web of Science and Scopus database. We submitted the articles to VOSviewer software version 1.6.16 for building, displaying, and exploring a bibliometric map supported by network data. The beginning was about wisdom, followed by a major focus on knowledge fields after increasing attention to spirituality. VOSviewer provided a network with two clusters, namely, spirituality dynamics and knowledge dynamics. Spirituality and knowledge labels have connections in both clusters. Wisdom and organizational wisdom are isolated from the other terms. Based on the articles analyzed, organizational spirituality can indeed assist knowledge management. One should ponder, however, that there are still few empirical studies with non-generalizable results. Considering the mysticism and excess of non-scientific articles (and scarcity of scientific ones), we recommend a change in approaching it. Traditional and positivist methodologies are not the most suitable; consequently, innovative and mixed methods ought to be used, providing the research’s scientific nature. It is crucial to look at the insertion of spirituality in management with a scientific and critical eye.

This article aims to analyze whether an organization's level of spirituality can mitigate professional stress. An online questionnaire was developed based on the following measures: A job stress scale and an organization's spirituality inventory, both were consolidated assessment applied in previous studies. This questionnaire was applied through a digital survey, strongly shared in social media and other channels, which obtained a total of 996 respondents from all over the country and with diverse demographic and professional characteristics. The data were standardized, coded and run on Stata IC v.15. in the multiple linear regression method. This study sought to enrich the knowledge on spirituality as a strategy for organizations, especially in crises situations, as Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed that the level of spirituality enhances the chance for organizations to take actions to deal with crises and reduces the professional stress in the context of uncertainties, as it is a benefit for mental health and well-being. This article could make important contributions presenting a quantitative analysis for a not usual subject in organization strategy: spirituality. It can bring new insights in people management studies, concluding that a company with greater spirituality is more likely to attract and retain people with the best talent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting organizational spirituality in the units of Tehran University of Applied Science and Technology. The statistical population of the qualitative section was 10 academic experts and experts who were selected by purposeful sampling. In the qualitative part, among the statistical population of 3950 employees, 354 persons were selected using multistage cluster random sampling. Librarian method, semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire were used for data collection. In order to evaluate the interview reliability, test-retest reliability and in-subject agreement method were used. Face validity, content, and construct validity were also used to assess the validity of the researcher-made questionnaires. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability coefficient (both greater than 0.5) were used to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. The measuring tool was. The data obtained from the interviews and qualitative sections were analyzed through content analysis. Empathy, Value Adjustment, Meaningful Work, and Positive Attitude.

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There is no agreed-upon, unique concept of spirituality; its dimensions and characteristics depend on the approach used. Spirituality appears in management studies from three main perspectives: individual spirituality, spirituality in the workplace, and organizational spirituality. Spirituality can also be considered from a religious perspective. This article identifies a comprehensive concept of organizational spirituality based on the terms and concepts used in the literature. A systematic review of the literature was made using the Web of Science and Scopus databases; the articles were then subjected to bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. The results included two clusters: organizational spirituality and workplace spirituality. Cluster analysis suggested that there is scope for research on workplace spirituality and a gap in organizational spirituality studies. The proposed concept for organizational spirituality is an organizational identity resulting from its values, practices, and discourse that is composed of workplace and individual spirituality guided by the leader and other members and influenced by the environment, organizational culture, and knowledge management. This spirituality generates value and social good that is visible in the organization's image, mission, vision, and organizational values. This article contributes to the literature by the categorization and systematization of the existing literature and proposing a unified concept—a mental and linguistic representation of organizational spirituality—that represents its essence and confers the qualities and attributes inherent to this phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Background and Objective: Universities of medical sciences are the pioneers of improving health and prompting science, and faculty members are considered their most valuable assets. Therefore, spirituality in the university environment can improve general health and reduce occupational stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of organizational spirituality with general health and occupational stress of faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences. Method: This research is a descriptive-correlation study. The statistical population consisted of all faculty members, 132 of whom were randomly selected. The questionnaire of spirituality in the workplace was occupational stress and general health scale. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. In this research, all the Ethical issues were observed and authors declared no conflicts of interest. Results: The organizational spirituality enhances general health and reduces occupational stress (P>0/05). The meaningful factors of work, the sense of correlation and the alignment with organizational values were significantly affected by β=0.25, β=0.27, β=0.26, on general health at the level of 5%, as well as the components of spirituality in the work environment, there is a significant effect on occupational stress with β=-0.17, β=-0.18, respectively. The correlation coefficient between organizational spirituality and general health is 0.60 and in case of job stress is -0.39. That means with increase of organizational spirituality, general health also increases and subsequent job stress decreases. Conclusion: The results show that the organizational spirituality raises general health and reduces occupational stress. Therefore, it is recommended that directors and faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences should promote the quality of spirituality at university level by implementing pathology and development programs. For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Please cite this article as: Norouzi Kouhdasht R, Mahdian MJ, Parmouz M, Shahbazi Moghadam Gh.The relationship of organizational spirituality with public health and occupational stress. J Res Relig Health. 2019; 5(2):23- 36. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2. 18152.

Humans can find personal significance through work, and so work can be considered as the foundation and center of human life. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to investigate how the personal and organizational spirituality of nurses can improve the perception of meaningful work and job engagement. The statistical population of the study consisted of all nurses working in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2019, which 270 of them were selected applying cluster random sampling. The research instruments included individual spirituality questionnaire, organizational spirituality questionnaire, utrecht work engagement questionnaire and meaning of work questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Lisrel 8.8 software and by structural equation modeling approach.Findings indicate that although individual spirituality does not enhance nurses' experiences of meaningful work, this construct (Z=.29, T= 4.05), together with organizational spirituality (Z=.31, T= 4.27), can be considered as antecedents of job engagement. Finally, the evidence confirms the relative mediating role of meaning of work in the relationship between organizational spirituality with job engagement in the study population (= 5.09, T 1.96). According to the findings of this study, if managers of health centers seek to enhance the meaning of work experience and job engagement as a result of it in their nursing staff, they should first focus on spiritual orientation in organizational culture and then on improving the spiritual health of their staff.

Human resource productivity is one of the vital notions in the management of modern organizations. Many studies concerned with this notion have tried to identify the factors affecting productivity and its improvement. One of these important factors is organizational spirituality. The present study investigated the impact of organizational spirituality, from an Islamic perspective, on human resources productivity in BELFA Co., Iran, as a manufacturing organization. The study relied on a descriptive survey method and used structural equation modeling to analyze data in Smart-PLS software to fit the measurement model and the structural model. Results revealed that spirituality could predict 26% of the variance of Human resources productivity in the company, proving to be an effective factor.

This paper explores the reasons for emergence of the work-place spirituality from micro(individual employee level), meso (organizational level) and macro (societal level)perspective of human aggregation. At the micro or individual employee level increased job insecurity due to business process reengineering, downsizing, mergers and acquisitions, and outsourcing has motivated employees to search for the deeper meaning in life and work. The demise of traditional neighborhood and improved socio-economic conditions amongst younger employees has also led to contemplation on purpose of life and work at the individual employee level. Scholars argue that the organizational leaders need to create organisational climate to facilitate employees' experiences of spirituality at work. They suggest that spiritual climate build around core spiritual values would result in deeper employee engagement and thus, it will increase organizational strength and competitive energy. The interest in workplace spirituality at societal level could be attributed to the deteriorating ecological conditions and social problems due to rapid industrial growth. The paper also discusses the challenges in wider adoption of workplace spirituality in the commercial organisations and how it could be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This research aims to identify and prioritize factors affecting organizational spirituality in public libraries of Yazd city in Iran. Methodology: The present work is an applied research. We used survey method for data collection and analysis and our tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The research sample of the work can be divided in two parts. In part one, we chose 111 public librarians randomly to get their viewpoints for identification of factors affecting organizational spirituality in public libraries. We used factor analysis to identify and categorize the main elements. In part two, for prioritization of extracted elements, we chose 10 experienced faculty members and asked them to classify the aforementioned elements. We used interpretive structural modeling (ISM) for classification of elements and structural equation modeling (SEM) for approval of relationships among them. Findings: Results showed that 8 elements namely content, structure, leadership, culture, faith and motivation playing principal role in constructing a spiritual space in public libraries. Other findings showed that there were meaningful relationships among these elements. The results of interpretive structural modeling also indicated that leadership had the highest leverage and the minimum dependency among other 7 key factors. Then, this factor was underlying and basic factor of spiritual space in public libraries. Originality/Value: This research has tried to identify the main elements of organizational spirituality on the basis of public librarians of Yazd city. The leadership factor identified as an underlying factor of organizational spirituality then Iran Public Libraries Foundation needs to take more attention toward it.

Background and Objectives: Nowadays, the occurrence of issues, such as irresponsibility, the lack of moral beliefs, and disloyalty to the organization have led to elevated attention to ethical management, organizational spirituality, and effective factors, namely mental health. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the mediatory role of mental health in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), commitment to ethical principles, and organizational spirituality. Methods: This descriptive correlational study with applied approach was performed on the statistical population of the staff of Fars provincial government, Iran. A total of 316 study samples were selected through random sampling method using Morgan table. The data were collected utilizing a questionnaire filled out by the participants. Structural equation modeling and partial least squares method were applied with the SmartPLS software to assess the accuracy of the main model and test the hypotheses. Results: The findings of this study demonstrated that EI and commitment to ethical principles had a significant direct impact on the mental health of the investigated staff. Moreover, the direct effect of commitment to ethical principles and mental health on organizational spirituality was significant. On the other hand, EI was not shown to exert a significant direct influence on organizational spirituality. The analysis of the indirect effects of various factors indicated that mental health might play a mediatory role in the relationship between EI, commitment to ethical principles, and organizational spirituality. Conclusion: Organizational spirituality is beneficial in organizations and society regarding the improvement of efficiency, innovation, occupational satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors. On the other hand, addressing EI uniquely is not sufficient for rising organizational spirituality in organizations. Consequently, the influential factors, such as mental health and commitment to ethical principles are required to be taken into consideration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Humans can find personal significance through work, and so work can be considered as the foundation and center of human life. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to investigate how the personal and organizational spirituality of nurses can improve the perception of meaningful work and job engagement. The statistical population of the study consisted of all nurses working in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2019, which 270 of them were selected applying cluster random sampling. The research instruments included individual spirituality questionnaire, organizational spirituality questionnaire, utrecht work engagement questionnaire and meaning of work questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Lisrel 8.8 software and by structural equation modeling approach. Findings indicate that although individual spirituality does not enhance nurses' experiences of meaningful work, this construct (Z=.29, T= 4.05), together with organizational spirituality (Z=.31, T= 4.27), can be considered as antecedents of job engagement. Finally, the evidence confirms the relative mediating role of meaning of work in the relationship between organizational spirituality with job engagement in the study population (Zsobel= 5.09, T> 1.96). According to the findings of this study, if managers of health centers seek to enhance the meaning of work experience and job engagement as a result of it in their nursing staff, they should first focus on spiritual orientation in organizational culture and then on improving the spiritual health of their staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores organizational spirituality, uncovers it as spiralling dynamics of both positive and negative potentialities, and proposes how leaders can shape these dynamics to improve the human conditions at the workplace. Based on case study of five Turkish organizations and drawing on the emerging discourse on spirituality in organizations literature, this study provides a deeper understanding of how dynamic patterns of spirituality operate in organizations. Insights from participant observation, organizational data, and semi-structured interviews yield three key themes of organizational spirituality: reflexivity, connectivity, and responsibility. Each of these themes has been found to be connected to upward spirals (inspiration, engagement, and calling) and downward spirals (incivility, silence, and fatigue). The study provides a detailed and holistic account of the individual and organizational processes through which spirituality is enacted both positively and negatively, exploring its dynamic and dualistic nature, as embodied in the fabric of everyday life and culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper takes a supportive view of the integration of spirituality at workplace in influencing employee knowledge sharing attitude in organizations. The present empirical work employed multiple-mediation analysis to test a research model linking organizational spirituality (organizational culture marked with higher-order values) with knowledge sharing attitude through psychological flourishing and organizational trust as mediators. Findings suggest that the intervening variables of psychological flourishing and organizational trust fully mediate the effect of organizational spirituality on knowledge sharing attitude. However, the specific indirect effect of organizational trust is stronger in comparison to psychological flourishing. Theoretically, the paper complements the scholarship of workplace spirituality, as little attention has been given to studying the linkage between spirituality and knowledge sharing in organizations. The paper also helps to explore some of the variance in knowledge sharing attitude by collective level phenomenon. Practically, the paper provides insights for practitioners who attempt to expand their knowledge base which is considered an important dynamic capability that shapes an organization’s strategic flexibility to compete in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, chaos and ambiguity) environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship between organizational spirituality and job burnout in nurses of governmental hospitals of Zahedan city. The population of this study was consisted of 500 nurses that 200 of them were selected through accessible sampling method as sample for this study. Organizational spirituality and Job Burnout Questionnaires were used to collect the data. For analyzing the data Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple stepwise regression were applied. Results revealed that there was significant negative correlation between organizational spirituality dimensions and emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (p

The purpose of the present study was to ascertain the relationship of organizational commitment with job burnout and organizational spirituality between Zahedan and Gorgan post office employees. The sample size consisted of 200 post office employees (100 from Zahedan and 100 from Gorgan) that were selected randomly for this study. Organizational Commitment Scale, Job Burnout, and Organizational Spirituality Questionnaire were used to collect the data. Pearson correlation coefficient, stepwise regression, uni-variate regression and Independent t-test were applied to analyze the data. Results revealed that normative commitment and overall scores of organizational commitment had significant negative correlation with emotional exhaustion. Continuance commitment, normative commitment, and overall scores of organizational commitment had significant negative correlation with depersonalization. Personal accomplishment had significant positive correlation with continuance, normative and overall scores of organizational commitment. Results demonstrated that organizational spirituality had significant correlation with all dimensions of organizational commitment. Stepwise regression illustrated that personal accomplishment accounted 6.1% of the variance in continuance commitment and it was a positive predictor for continuance commitment. Depersonalization accounted 20.4% of the variance in normative commitment and it was a negative predictor. Results revealed that depersonalization and personal accomplishment together accounted 12.9% of the variance in overall scores of organization commitment; depersonalization was a negative predictor while personal accomplishment was a positive predictor. Results of the uni-variate regression showed that organizational spirituality could predict positively all dimensions of organizational commitment. Results of t-test revealed that there was no significant difference between Zahedan and Gorgan post office employees on organizational commitment dimensions, job burnout and organization spirituality

Change in lifestyle, reduction of social intimate relationships, material affiliations, decline of spirituality, and negligence of heart are among the factors distracting the inner peace. Today, the human generation looks for a way to achieve inner peace in the stressful, depressing, and distressing modern world. Spiritual freedom as one of the excellent human soul needs extends the horizon of human vision beyond the material world. Therefore, if today's humans return to spirituality, most of their sufferings will end. The present research focuses on the two variables, namely organizational spirituality and happiness to investigate the relationship between these two variables in one of the public organizations in Golestan province. Organizational spirituality questionnaire and Fordyce happiness inventory (FHI) were used for data collection. Following this, Pearson correlation test and stepwise regression were used for data analysis. The findings revealed that the organizational spirituality leads to happiness in the studied sample and organizational spirituality components are significantly related to many happiness components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]