Unacknowledged Dimensions of Spirituality in Mitigating the Effect of Workplace Stress- A Literature Review

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Unacknowledged Dimensions of Spirituality in Mitigating the Effect of Workplace Stress- A Literature Review

Ritu Saxena , Dr. Vibhor Jain

Vol 17 , Issue 1 , July 2023 | Pages: 79-84

Published Online: July, 2023

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1. Ritu Saxena, Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies,TMIMT, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
2. Dr. Vibhor Jain, 2Associate Professor, TMIMT, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad

With the rise of competition, today’s businesses face greater hurdles. Employees frequently express their worry and unhappiness as a result of workplace stress. The rapid advancement of modern life has resulted in several changes and challenges in recent years. Heavy demand for new inventions has increased manufacturing demands, and as a result, many businesses are expanding. These industries are instrumental in the creation of jobs. Earnings levels are gradually increasing. Employees, though, continue to be unhappy and dissatisfied. Workplace spirituality reduces stress and improves brain capability, allowing knowledge and abilities to be retained. Various dimensions of spirituality are still unacknowledged but they have a very great impact in mitigating the stress at workplace. These unacknowledged dimensions are discussed in this paper. The researcher endeavoured to explore potential link between the chosen dimensions of spirituality i.e., Compassion, Forgiveness, Mindfulness and Transcendence as well as their impact in mitigating workplace stress.

Keywords

workplace stress, Spirituality, Compassion, Transcendence, Mindfulness.
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Saxena and Jain(2023). Unacknowledged Dimensions of Spirituality in Mitigating the Effect of Workplace Stress- A Literature Review. Issue No. 1. Vol. 17 p. 79-84