Abstract:
The objectives of this qualitative research with a grounded theory approach are
to describe the process of workplace spirituality practices, investigate how an
organization develops workplace spirituality practices, and study how workplace
spirituality practices affect organizational performance. Constructivism (interpretivism) is
a research paradigm. In order to gain access the researcher began a pilot study with 5
participants by in-depth interviews and informal conversational interviews, then selected
28 participants from Asia Precision Public Company Limited with at least 3 years of
work experience. The setting involved purposive sampling and theoretical sampling to
identify the 28 participants. Interview data, audio visual and document reviews were
integrated to answer the research questions. Data were collected from in-depth, semistructured
interviews of the participants. Based on manual coding, six main categories
emerged, which are Workplace spirituality, Valued human resources, Pleasant work
environment, Employee-focus, Role of the supervisor, and Lower turnover rate.
The findings also generated and presented a tentative model, Workplace Spirituality
Development. In conclusion, the research reported in this dissertation makes a
significant contribution to our knowledge about the importance of workplace spirituality
practices of an organization in Thai society and reveals the benefits to society, as well as
to the volunteers themselves.