Workplace Quality of Life Through Spiritually-Oriented Organizational Culture

Objective: This study aims to investigate the attributes of organizational people management in order to demonstrate the impact of spiritualized organizational culture on quality of life in the work environment. Theoretical Framework: This section presents the main concepts that underlie organizational culture, quality of life, and spirituality, with authors such as Schein, Ashmos, and Duchon, among others, who present the dimensions of analysis for these factors. Method: The methodology adopted for this exploratory research involves the analysis of data from the PROGEP/FIA survey on the best companies to work for regarding the factors, characteristics, and dimensions attributed to spirituality and considered relevant to quality of life at work. The literature review aimed to identify the instruments being used and the results found in articles published in the last decade. Results and Discussion: The main grouped results demonstrate that the terms evaluated are in line with the precepts of spirituality. Studies show that this type of analysis has been gradually used and increasingly valued, regardless of the segment or size of the company. However, it is known that there is no single standard of behavior or specific attributes of spirituality to be applied in any company. The review allowed us to identify that different methodologies present similar trends and can be used as guidelines for the creation and consolidation of a spiritualized organizational culture. All these elements can also be identified as important for classifying quality of life at work. Research Implications: The practical and theoretical implications of this research are discussed, providing insights into how the results can be applied or influence practices in the field of people management. The literature review of publications on the best companies to work for (PROGEP - FIA, 2014), assessment tools for well-being at work associated with spirituality in organizations (Siqueira, 2014), reports of practices to enhance quality of life, as in Pinheiro, Froehlich & Konrath, K. (2019); Formiga et al. (2019) and Ferreira et al. (2022),]. These implications may include different segments and sizes of companies. This preliminary study, however, involved 383 companies in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and hygiene sectors, both national and multinational, located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by presenting clear attributes that indicate how to improve people's quality of life and the working environment, regardless of the profile of the employees or the size of the company. The relevance and value of this research is evidenced by metrics that consolidate how to create a spiritualized organizational culture, based on values such as ethics and justice and applied through support for cultural and social diversity.