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Workplace Spirituality and Its Impact on Employee Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review of Global Evidence

Syahir, Aminun Nabil Ahmad, Abidin, Mohd Syukri Zainal, Sa’ari, Che Zarrina, Rahman, Muhamad Zulfadli Abdul·2025·Journal of Religion and Health

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  • The moderate impact of moral awakening contrasts partially with Syahir et al. (2025), who highlighted normative motivation as the primary mediator in the development of employee commitment and ethical behavior.

    “Regarding the function of normative motives: the rather moderate impact of moral awakening (β = 0.11, ΔR² = 0.028) contrasts partially with Syahir et al. (2025) in that they highlighted the role of normative motivation as the primary mediator in the development of employee commitment and ethical behavior.”

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    The Workplace Spirituality and Employee Engagement/Motivation section links workplace spirituality to motivation and dedication, while the Discussion and Conclusion links it to ethical practices. Neither identifies normative motivation as the primary mediator of employee commitment and ethical behavior; the paper instead describes employee well-being or workplace spirituality as mediating factors. The β and ΔR² figures are the citing authors’ own results, not findings attributed to Syahir et al. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • The type of motivation provided by normativity reinforces the effectiveness of traditional methods of motivation and leadership.

    “The type of motivation provided by this level of normativity also reinforces the effectiveness of traditional methods of motivation and leadership (Syahir et al., 2025).”

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Authors
Syahir, A. N. A., Abidin, M. S. Z., Sa’ari, C. Z., & Rahman, M. Z. A.
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Journal of Religion and Health
Published
2025-06-07
Volume
64
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5
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3313-3345
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  • 0022-4197
  • 1573-6571
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  • Universiti Malaya Research Excellence Grant (UMREG007-2024)
  • Universiti Malaya

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