THE INFLUENCE OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY TO WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONG EMPLOYEES OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN TAIWAN
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijhss.v4i2.90Keywords:
Workplace spirituality, work life balance, structural model analysisAbstract
The study investigated the effect of workplace spirituality on work-life balance among employees working in the hospitality industry. After the contents of the questionnaires were confirmed, a total of 104 hotels were sampled by list of international sightseeing hotels on tourist information management system of Taiwan, with 10 copies of the questionnaires were sent to each hotel. The results of this study confirmed that spirituality in the workplace has a significant and positive effect on the work-life balance of employees in the food service industry. This positive effect may lead to employees’ awareness and cognition of work-life balance. Work-life balance awareness, and staff turnover rate was found to have a close relationship.
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