The Mediating Role of Organizational Happiness in the Relationship between Organizational Spirituality and Organizational Commitment (Case Study: Shiraz University)

Universities as the most important centers of knowledge production and their employees as human capital can play an effective role in comprehensive growth and development of the country. The necessity of having employees, who value to the organization goals and its interests committed, is strengthening factors such as organizational spirituality and organizational happiness. Therefore, in this study the mediating role of organizational happiness in the relationship between organizational spirituality and organizational commitment of Shiraz University employees is considered.
The research method is being a descriptive- survey and statistical population of Shiraz University staff. Also Standardized questionnaires have been used for data collection and data analyze by smart PLS software.
The findings show that organizational spirituality had an impact on organizational commitment and organizational happiness and organizational happiness mediating role in the relationship between organizational spirituality and organizational commitment.
Today organizational spirituality has become an important requirement for organizational success. Spirituality in organization is dichotomy force that can attain employees and organizations together to the desired results. Therefore, for creating spirituality and thereupon happiness and organizational commitment, it is necessary that managers plan and provide appropriate mechanisms.