Does practicing spirituality at workplace make teachers more engaged? Examining the role of emotional intelligence

Rabindra Kumar Pradhan, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Dr Pradhan has more than 22 years of teaching and research experience in psychology and human resources management and has published more than 80 research papers in reputed international peer reviewed journals published by Emerald, Springer, Sage, Taylor and Francis, Pearson, and Indersciece publishers. In addition, he has published five handbooks and 25 book chapters in reputed edited International Handbooks. His research interests include leadership, OCB, workplace well-being, psychological capital, workplace spirituality, stress and health and emotional intelligence.

Kailash Jandu is currently a doctoral research scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. His main research areas include grit, mental health, happiness, well-being and tools and techniques to measure grit.

Jayalaxmi Samal, PhD, is working as Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She specializes in HR and OB. Her current area of research and training include Yoga, Spirituality, Mental Health and Wellbeing. She has published a number of papers in national and international Scopus and ABDC indexed journals. One of her Case Studies has received cash award from Emerald Publishing House Ltd., UK.

Janaki Ballav Patnaik, PhD, is currently working as Principal at Capital Institute of Management and Science, Bhubaneswar Odisha, India. He specializes in organizational behavior and human resource management. His areas of research include leadership, teamwork and organizational performance. He has published a number of papers in national and international peer reviewed journals.