Embedding workplace spirituality for subjective wellbeing: The role of workforce agility and ethical climate

In the evolving realm of contemporary business, the quest for employee wellbeing and happiness has grown increasingly significant. However, limited research has been conducted on subjective wellbeing among Indian software professionals. The current study seeks to analyze the relationships between ethical climate, workplace spirituality, workforce agility, and subjective wellbeing. Workforce agility is underlined as a mediator that strengthens the nexus of workplace spirituality and subjective wellbeing. A six-dimensional scale was developed to measure the workplace spirituality. A survey was conducted among 783 software professionals. The proposed hypotheses of the study were analyzed using SmartPLS 4.0. The empirical outcomes reveal a significant positive nexus between ethical climate and workplace spirituality as well as between workplace spirituality and subjective wellbeing. Furthermore, workforce agility is found to be a partial mediator between workplace spirituality and subjective wellbeing. The current research proposes a unifying scale for measuring workplace spirituality that comprises the relevant dimensions available in extant literature till date. This empirical paper would certainly probe future researchers to construct, amend, or question theories connected to workplace spirituality. The study provides essential insights for firms and leaders aiming to improve employee fulfillment and wellbeing in the IT industry, highlighting the importance of workplace spirituality and adaptability.