A experiência da espiritualidade e sua relação com o desempenho dos trabalhadores em uma indústria metalúrgica do segmento eletroeletrônico

Abstract

This research aimed to discover and to dimension the existence of a relationship between the experience of spirituality and the performance of workers, through the Participation in the Results Program (PPR), in an metallurgic industry, of the electro-electronic sector, in Caxias do Sul City. It was employed the quantitative method through the factorial analysis and the test of variance. A questionnaire validated in Portugal and in Brazil, that considers five dimensions sense of community, alignment of the individual to the organization´s values, sense of being rendering a service to the community (work with meaning), happiness in the job and opportunities for an interior life allowed the identification of the presence of the spirituality in the working place and a possible relationship of it to the performance of the workers, through the Participation in the Results Program (PPR). The mentioned research together with the deepening performed by the theoretical referential confirmed the importance of the spirituality in the life of workers and as a consequence in the organizational environment.