Is It Possible to Prevent Organizational Broken Windows with an Organizational Spirituality Shield? From the Disaster of the Century to the Solidarity of One

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Purpose – The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived organizational spirituality and organizational broken windows of employees who were directly affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. In addition, it was aimed to determine whether the mentioned variables varied according to the demographic characteristics of the participants. Design/methodology/approach – The sample of the research, designed in descriptive and cross-sectional type, consisted of earthquake victims (n=226) who were directly affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and working in one of the two production enterprises during June when the research data were collected. The data were collected using the Organizational Spirituality Scale and Organizational Broken Windows Scale. SPSS 26 and AMOS 24 package programs were used in the analysis of the data. Findings – According to the findings, it was determined that organizational spirituality had a negative (β: -.764) effect on organizational broken windows. In addition, according to the parametric test results conducted between organizational spirituality and organizational broken walls and demographic variables, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the participants' organizational spirituality levels and gender, marital status, age and total duration of professional experience. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was found between the participants' perception of organizational broken windows and gender, marital status, age and total duration of professional experience. Discussion – The meaning that earthquake victim participants attach to their work and the commitment they have with a sense of responsibility for their community and compliance with organizational values will allow them to avoid attitudes and behaviors (broken windows) that may threaten the institution and the social order.