Why is workplace spirituality important for auditors?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of workplace spirituality for auditors. This study tries to deeply explain the benefits of having workplace spirituality in organisations, especially public accounting firms, in order to reduce level of stress of auditors and increase their performance. The methodology used in this study was literature study, which has purpose to explain throughly workplace spirituality for auditors. The findings of this study show that workplace spirituality is needed by public accounting firms in order to gain sustainable performance. Spiritual leadership theory, spillover theory, and goal-setting theory are adopted in this study. By understanding the benefits of workplace spirituality in more detail, the findings of this study are expected to give more insights for academics and practitioners (auditors) about the importance of workplace spirituality so that they can apply it in organisations.