Spiritual Leadership and Work-life Balance

William D. Hunsaker, Woojin Jeong

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

This study examines the relationship of spiritual leadership with multiple dimensions of employees’ work-life balance and how employees’ spiritual well-being, life satisfaction, and Confucian values intervene in these relationships in an Asian (South Korean) context. The findings of this study suggest that spiritual leadership plays a positive role in helping employees achieve work-life balance, comprised of family, leisure, and growth dimensions, and that this relationship is moderated by Confucian values. Additionally, the serial mediating role of spiritual well-being and life satisfaction explained how spiritual leadership can also influence work-life dimensions. The study suggests that employees’ integration of work and non-work roles can be enhanced as IP: an127.0.0.1 organization On: Tue, initiates 04 Apr spiritual 2023 leadership practices that enable Delivered a life-friendly byworkplace. Ingenta To influence work-life balance, a dual-approach of policies and practices is recommended that mutually aligns organizational and individuals’ values and captures employees’ needs for well-being and life satisfaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-52
Number of pages26
JournalJournal of Management, Spirituality and Religion
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Confucian values
  • life satisfaction
  • Spiritual well-being
  • workplace spirituality

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Spiritual Leadership and Work-life Balance'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this