AN INVESTIGATION OF TOURISM EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTION OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY IN TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

Abstract

One of the most important social problems of the modern age is that working life is still far from human and spiritual values. At this point, the concept of “workplace spirituality” is an answer to this question as a new paradigm related to working life in social sciences. As research on the issue continues, the benefits of the concept for organizations, employees and employers are determined and scientific interest in spirituality-based approaches and practices is increasing in the context of the humanization of working life. This study aims to determine whether workplace spirituality of the employees working in tourism establishments differs according to demographic variables. In this context, quantitative research methods were employed and a total of 393 tourism employees were surveyed by using random sampling method. As a result of the study, a statistically significant difference was revealed in the participants’ evaluation of work place spirituality in terms of marital status, job position, income level, work experience, and educational background while no significant difference was found in terms of age, gender and tourism education.