Thursday, August 27, 2015

Questionnaire on Spirituality at Workplace 




Thamasoma Jyothirgamaya



Demographic Proforma


1.     Gender:
a.    Female
b.    Male
2.     Marital Status:
a.     Unmarried
b.    Married
c.     Divorced
d.    Widowed
3.     Number of children:       

4.     Current position/Job Title:


5.     Qualification: 

6.     Age:


 QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE


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7.     What are the top 3 aspects that have the most meaning for you in yourjob? (Check only the top three)


a.     Realizing my full potential as a person
b.    Producing quality students
c.     Being associated with an ethical organization
d.    Having good colleagues
e.     Interesting or meaningful work
f.     Service to the humanity
g.    Earning money
h.     Security
i.      Bringing your whole self to work
j.      Being creative


8.     To what extentdoes your work add to the meaning of your life?
a.     Not at All
b.    A bit
c.     Quite a lot
d.    Very much
9.     How apprehensive are you of losing your job?
a.     Not at All
b.    A bit
c.     Quite a lot
d.    Very much

10.  How often do you pray or meditate at home?
a.     Never
b.    Rarely
c.     2-3 times a week
d.     Every Day

11.   How important is spirituality in your life?
a.     Not at All
b.    A bit
c.     Quite a lot
d.    Very much
12.  How relevant is the role of spirituality at workplace?
a.     Irrelevant
b.    Rarely relevant
c.     Mostly relevant
d.     Relevant
13.  What is your opinion of spirituality as a topic of discussion at work
a.     Inappropriate
b.    Moderatelyappropriate
c.     Very appropriate
d.    Highly appropriate
14.  What is the role of philosophical values in the workplace?
a.     Irrelevant
b.    Hardly  relevant
c.     Highly  relevant
d.     Relevant
15.  To what extentdo you consider work as a form of worship?
a.     Not at All
b.    A bit
c.     Quite a lot
d.    Very much
16.  Do you believe in God, a Deity or a Higher Power?
a.     Indifferent
b.    Disbelieve
c.     Believe
d.    Strongly Believe
17.  Have you ever felt the presence of God, a Deity or a Higher Power at work?
a.     Never
b.    Rarely
c.     Few times
d.    Often
18.  Have you ever discussed issues of spirituality with co-workers?
a.     Never
b.    Rarely
c.     Few times
d.    Often
19.  How often do you pray or meditate at work?
a.     Never
b.    Rarely
c.     Few times
d.    Often
20.  To what extentdo you draw satisfactionfrom work by considering it as service to humanity?
a.     Not at All
b.    A bit
c.     Quite a lot
d.    Very much



21.   Briefly describe the main differences between religion and spirituality:Spirituality is an individual concern,while religion is just a social concern.



Scoring: Each item’s frequency and percentage will be calculated