Abstract:
This research explores the link between workplace spirituality and transformational
leadership in Sri Lankan universities. It highlights three dimensions of workplace
spirituality: fostering a sense of community, meaning and purpose, and an ethical and
value-based culture. These dimensions connect to the three core aspects of
transformational leadership: inspiring a vision (idealized influence), motivating others
(inspirational motivation), and providing individualized support (individualized
consideration). This study seeks to enrich the understanding of impact of workplace
spirituality and transformational leadership among the leaders who are working in two
higher education institutes on Ampara district.
Hence, this research examines the level of Workplace Spirituality (sense of
community, meaning and purpose, ethical and value-based culture) and
transformational leadership (idealized influence, inspirational motivation,
individualized consideration) the relationship between them as well as the impact of
Workplace Spirituality on transformational leadership in selected higher education
institutes.
In this research study, primary data was collected. A structured questionnaire was used
as the method of data collection. The simple random sampling method was used to
create the sampling framework for the study. The quantitative research approach was
used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression
analyses.
This research study relies on a data set derived from its survey of 2Il leaders who are
currently employed in two higher education institutes and the findings indicate that
there is good reliability and a high level of Workplace Spirituality and
transformational leadership. Also showed that there is a positive relationship between
Workplace Spirituality and transformational leadership. Furthermore, the study
discovered that Workplace Spirituality (sense of community, meaning and purpose,
ethical and value-based culture) have a significant positive impact on organizational
transformational leadership (idealized influence, inspirational motivation,
individualized consideration).
