Connecting religion and work: Patterns and influences of work-faith integration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2011
Publication Source
Human Relations
Volume Number
64
Issue Number
5
First Page
675
Last Page
701
Publisher
Sage Publications
ISSN
0018-7267
Abstract
Religiosity can significantly impact human behavior yet little is known about how religious belief and practice integrate with work. Using the Faith at Work Scale, we surveyed Christian workers in the United States (n = 374) and found that work-faith integration was positively associated with faith maturity, church attendance, age and denominational strictness, and negatively associated with organizational size. Denominational groups varied in their degree of integration but displayed similar patterns across dimensions of integration. Work-faith integration was manifest most strongly in integration related to the self, and somewhat less so in areas related to others and in transcendent aspects of work. Respondents attributed spiritual disciplines and workplace mentors as salient influences of work-faith integration. Implications for workplace spirituality scholarship and management are explored.
Recommended Citation
Published in: Human Relations, Volume 64, Issue 5, May 1, 2011, pages 675-701. Copyright © 2011 Sage Publications, London. The final published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726710386396
