Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/188219 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) [ISSN:] 2309-8619 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Johar Education Society, Pakistan (JESPK) [Place:] Lahore [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 700-718
Publisher: 
Johar Education Society, Pakistan (JESPK), Lahore
Abstract: 
Based on the emerging literature on positivity in behavioral and organizational sciences, this study conceptualizes the phenomenon of Vitality at Work (VAW). VAW is an integrative, multi-dimensional framework which combines personal health with positive work attitudes and an energizing work environment. The article proposes that VAW is a state in which individuals feel healthy and committed to their work and organizations in the presence of positive and energizing work connections. Moreover, these three dimensions exist in a symbiotic relationship with each other. By demonstrating this coexistence, VAW confirms the interdependence of individual and organizational health. Five factors were identified from literature as the underlying dimensions of VAW which are; Sense of Coherence (SoC); Perceived Health and Energy (PHE); Energizing Connections (EC); Organizational Commitment (OC); and Goal Commitment (GC). For the first time, these elements have been brought together in a single empirical model, which applies exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to survey data on academics employed in top-ranking United Kingdom's (UK) universities. Results from 365 responses on a structured questionnaire demonstrate the robustness of the proposed construct, and provide evidence that healthy employees are committed to their work and organizations when energized by positive work connections.
Subjects: 
energizing connections
health
positive psychology
sense of coherence
vitality at work
well-being
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