Purpose This paper delivers a dynamic and in-depth exploration of the past, present, and future landscape of workplace spirituality using cutting-edge bibliometric analysis. We performed performance analysis, co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, and scientific mapping on articles from the last two decades. Design/methodology/approach Researcher meticulously curated a selection of papers published between 2004 and 2014 on workplace spirituality, using key terms like “workplace spirituality,” “spirituality at workplace,” and “organizational spirituality” from the Scopus database. Utilizing VOSviewer software, we conducted a comprehensive performance analysis and thematic clustering to uncover current research trends, prolific authors, influential articles, leading institutions, and geographical hotspots in the field. Findings The results of of findings revealed that the prominent journals are Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management, Spirituality and religion, Leadership Quarterly and Journal of Organizational Change Management. Key contributors include Dennis Duchon and the University of Texas at San Antonio. The seminal article, “Nurturing the Spirit at Work: Impact on Work Unit Performance,” and research predominantly from the the USA stand out. Furthermore, we identified three significant thematic clusters within workplace spirituality. Practical implications Practically, the research provides multiple practical suggestions for hospitality managers aiming to lower employee turnover and improve retention by incorporating workplace spirituality. Organizations should intentionally integrate spiritual values like integrity, compassion, and interconnectedness into their cultural and leadership approaches. Managers can enhance employees' sense of meaning at work by acknowledging their contributions, promoting equity, and supporting mindfulness-based practices. The findings also highlight the importance of employee-focused HR strategies that enhance job satisfaction and strengthen emotional engagement. This can be accomplished by offering autonomy, ensuring alignment between individual and organizational values, and establishing recognition programs that celebrate ethical and service-oriented actions. Lastly, hospitality organizations ought to create training and development programs aimed at fostering inner well-being, empathy, and resilience among staff, which will help decrease burnout and turnover. Leadership programs grounded in spirituality can equip supervisors to inspire a sense of purpose and belonging, ultimately boosting both satisfaction and loyalty. Originality/value This paper presents information that sheds light on how workplace spirituality has evolved in past years. Future scholars in workplace spirituality can utilize the data from this study as a reference.
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