Religion in the Workplace: Correlates and Consequences of Individual Behavior

Religion is an increasingly important aspect of diversity management. However, while much scholarly work exists regarding spirituality, little addresses relationships between religiosity and individual outcomes that may affect organizational functioning. Reviewing past research from psychology and management literatures, this paper describes correlates of religiosity that may affect individual behavior in the workplace, such as physical and mental health, coping, concern for others, creativity, commitment, ethical behavior, prejudice, intelligence and personality. Recommendations for future research call for theory-based conceptualizations with well-articulated measures conducted in organizational samples.

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