EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING ON PERFORMANCE OF VIRTUAL STUDENT TEAMS

Abstract

Virtual teams are the basic functional units in many organisations. Worldwide pandemic situation gave additional fuel to their fast development. The aim of the study was to explore the impact of spiritual well-being understood as calling and membership on performance of virtual teams. It seems that spiritual aspects of meaningful work environment are now more important for employees than ever before. The study was based on the survey conducted among 185 students working in the virtual teams. Research findings indicate a strong positive correlation between the spiritual well-being and performance of virtual teams. This study provides insights on spirituality in the context of virtual teamwork and can be considered as a starting point for developing further research.
Keywords: well-being, calling, membership, performance, virtual team, teamwork
JEL classification codes: M12, L20