Impact of worklife imbalance on job satisfaction and quality. Further analysis revealed that, these nine dimensions together explained 82. Some organizations view qwl as important, but do not formally link it to their strategic or business plans. Given thereported fundamental significance of job satisfaction and job commitment in the extant literature e. A crosssectional survey of 1,202 nurses 81% response rate was conducted in three. This study investigated the status of worklife imbalance among hospital nurses in japan and impact of worklife imbalance on job satisfaction and quality of life. A study on quality of work life with special reference to leo pole apparels at coimbatore. Discussed since the 1950s, quality of work life qwl has been identified as a personal reaction to the work environment and experience such as perceptions of control, satisfaction, involvement, commitment, worklife balance, and wellbeing in relation to someones job and organization, with no one generally accepted definition of the term. Oct 28, 2014 in this descriptiveanalytic study, 202 faculty members of zahedan university of medical sciences in 2012 were entered the study through census. Introduction quality of work life is the existence of a certain set of organizational conditions or practices. Quality of work life is one of the most important factors for human motivating and improving of job satisfaction. Domain of quality of work life does not only affect the employees job satisfaction but it is also influence the lives outside work of. Job satisfaction of employees is one of the important prerequisites to ensure smooth functioning of banks. Married female employees clearly have greater responsibilities in personal.
Job satisfaction was the most commonly conducted research in nursing. Quality of worklife and job satisfaction of a group of university employees. Nazarmahd 7 quoted that quality of work life would influence the individuals involvement in the indicated duties because it emphasizes on the organizational commitment. The worknorms impose on workers too much of burden and control by their bosses. A high quality of work life qwl is a crucial issue for health care facilities to have qualified, dedicated, and inspired employees. Quality of work life and job satisfaction among nurses in. Spearman correlation analysis was used to test the relationship between the two variables. Pdf the effect of work life balance on job satisfaction. These include but are not limited to hours of work, workload, worker autonomy, layoffs and job security, job satisfaction stress, and worker wellbeing. This definition frequently argues that a high quality of work life exists when democratic management practices are. Relationship between quality of work life and work. Pdf quality of work life qowl and job satisfaction js. So, they should experience a better qwl to deliver high quality holistic care to those who need help.
Job satisfaction, quality of work life and work motivation in employees with intellectual disability. Overall, there was a significant relationship between qwl programme and job satisfaction with the value of rs0. Analysis shows that male workers are having high qwl than female workers in it jobs. It requires employee commitment to the organization and an environment in which this commitment can flourish walton, 1975. Quality of work life qwl, job satisfaction, gender introduction like adequate fair compensations, eliminations of health hazards in the.
Quality of work life qwl refers to how staff think about their profession, to what extents they are satisfied, and how they consider their job comparable with their. Worklife balance and job satisfaction among working. The effect of quality of work life and work engagement to. An empirical research on relationship quality of work life. Impact of quality of work life on job satisfaction. To know the level of job satisfaction and quality of work life among women teachers in colleges. Banking industry forms a part of financial services that has emerged itself as the most important source for indias economic growth. The findings show that work life balance wlb is significantly and positively. Therefore problems related to the nursing work environment were not much addressed. Practical implications, limitations of the study and directions for future research were discussed.
It also reflects on how a persons reaction and what to expect from the job in order to achieve high job. Introduction his study explored the impact of work life balance on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among teaching employees of university of gujrat. A selfadministered questionnaire was distributed randomly to a sample of 195 fulltime employees used in this study and data collected accordingly. Work life balance and job satisfaction among faculty at iowa. Pdf quality of work life qwl and job satisfaction are critical concepts in the field of human resource management hrm. On an average we spend around one third of our entire life at our. Quality of work life and organizational performance. Taking this into cognizance, the present study has been conducted to examine the differences in the satisfaction levels of employees towards the quality of work life in cairo. The findings also showed that job satisfaction tend to be the strongest predictor of academicians task performance compared to worklife balance. P to be effective, the organisation must ensure that members of a work organisation are able to satisfy their important personal needs j. Job satisfaction and quality of work life a case study of women teachers in higher education.
Project report on quality of worklife pdf this project report may help you. A study on quality of work life among employees in cairo. Pdf quality of work life qwl is important for job performance, job satisfaction, labour turnover, labour management relation and such other. In order to achieve these twin objectives, different approaches have been developed and applied for improvement of quality of working life of workers. Kunal gaurav professorial dissertation leadership and human resource management miscellaneous publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. The profitability and productivity of organization depends on the performance and commitment of its employees. It depends on the extent to which people are satisfied or dissatisfied with their job. The data were collected in the month of jan 2014 feb 2014 scope of the study.
Current research on employment options for people with intellectual disability emphasizes the importance of employee needs and satisfaction. From the available literature is observed that over a period of time more researchers are considered job satisfaction as a one of the important components while measuring status of. The job satisfaction questionnaire of smith and kendall and walton quality of work life questionnaire were used for data collection. Two new studies, presented at the 2017 retirement research consortium meeting i. Pdf quality of work life and job satisfaction among. The current study was carried out aimed to determine the relationship between. In view of this, hospital management has to ensure quality of life for nurses that can provide satisfaction and enhance job performance. Reference 24 identified that job satisfaction is an important predictor of overall wellbeing and employee intentions to quit. Quality of work life and job satisfaction among frontline. Quality of work life of emirati women and its influence on. Relationship between job satisfaction and quality of work. The purpose of this paper is to achieve three objectives. Worklife balance has been the current topic of interest for.
Quality of work life and its impact on job satisfaction in. Quality of work life and job satisfaction of nursing managers ncbi. The effect of personality on the relationship between. Worklife balance and job satisfaction among teachers. The project has been undertaken in leo pole apparels at coimbatore. Quality of work life is related to the welfare of employees at work and it is quite different from the subject of job satisfaction. To collect data, quality of work life by walton, hospital job stress, job satisfaction, and citizenship behavior questionnaires were used. The relationship between quality of work life, job stress, job. A study of academic professionals of private universities in bangladesh conference paper pdf available january 2010 with 2,356 reads. Job satisfaction mainly focuses on the likes and the dislikes of the employees and little interest is given to the work environment. Pdf the relationship between quality of work life and. This study is based on the assumption that a job is more than just a job. It is identify the quality of work life in leopole apparels for. There are many studies on qwl in large scale industrial units but there is not much of studies on qwl in small scale industrial units in the indian context.
Female who works or female employees have quite a lot of work positions, including in banks which are quite dynamic and complex industries in their functions and work demands. The current study was carried out aimed to determine the relationship between quality of work life and job satisfaction in faculty members. As per him, qwl refers to the favourable or unfavourable of the job environment for. Dec 03, 2014 this study investigated the status of worklife imbalance among hospital nurses in japan and impact of worklife imbalance on job satisfaction and quality of life. Pdf worklife balance, job satisfaction and turnover. The pay i receive for my job is appropriate, considering. I am conducting a business project covering the impact of work life balance on employee turnover intentions with mediating role of job satisfaction. Impact of work life balance on job satisfaction and. In 2000, the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh entered into an interagency agreement with the national science foundation nsf to add a special module to the 2002 general social survey gss to assess the quality of work life in america. A measurement scale for evaluating quality of work life. Rewards, facilities, job satisfaction and job security, autonomy of work and adequacy of resources.
A new measure of quality of work life qwl based on need. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship of quality of work life qwl as antecedent of job satisfaction and employee inrole performance as outcome of job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is how people feel about their job. Impact of worklife imbalance on job satisfaction and. Aug 24, 2017 as workers reach their 50s and 60s, they often grapple with two big issues.
Quality of work life is the provision by employers of a working environment that supports employees efficiency. Worklife quality defined, as the balance between an employees work demands and outside interests or pressures is a longstanding but everevolving area of corporate social responsibility. The purpose of this paper is to explore the association of job satisfaction with the quality of work life factors of bank. Job satisfaction, quality of work life and work motivation. Quality of work life and job satisfaction among employees in insurance industry a study of mysore district. The purpose of this paper is to examine how quality of work life qwl influences job satisfaction and to test if gender and organizational type moderate this relationship for generation y geny.
An intellectual puzzle was chosen by the researchers with regard to whether. Quality of work life, job performance, employee satisfaction, job security. The aim of the study was to determine the level and relationship between quality of work life qwl with job satisfaction related variables in small scale industrial units. Job satisfaction and quality of work life a case study of. Quality of work life qwl is important for job performance, job satisfaction, labour turnover, labour management relation and such other factors which play important part in determining the overall wellbeing of any industrial organization. A new measure of qwl was developed based on need satisfaction and spillover theories.
Quality of work life qwl and job satisfaction are critical concepts in the field of human resource management hrm. Pdf quality of work life linkage with job satisfaction. There is a feeling that employers are investing in worklife balance, but the somewhat in job satisfaction. This research focused to find out how balance of work and life affects the. A study on quality of work life among employees open access. This study investigates the effects of worklife balance wlb on several individual outcomes across cultures. Qwl is hypothesized to directly or indirectly influence organizational performance. This project related to quality of work life of an employee pdf download. I get personal satisfaction from the work i do in my job.
The method of this study is descriptive research and the survey was conducted among 100 school teachers in. With this background in mind, present study aims to understand the relationship between job satisfaction and quality of work life. One of the most important pillars of the constancy of each organization is the satisfaction of its employees. Quality of work life and job satisfaction are two related terms that assess overall wellbeing related to ones profession. This study identifies factors that are associated with employees job satisfaction and quality of work life of dhaka export processing zone for organizational performance. The perception of quality of work life can be referred to as the favorableness or unfavorableness of a job environment for people davis, 1983. Quality of work life study considered to be more important at the individual and organization level. A study on quality of work life of employees in textile industry sipcot, perundurai. Every employee has a personal and professional life. Quality of work life increases with job satisfaction and decreases with job uncertainty and attrition and fatigue and tension. A study of academic professionals of private universities in bangladesh. Quality of work life is concerned about the impact of work on people as well as on organization effectiveness. A study of academic professionals of private universities in bangladesh conference paper pdf available.
The objective of this study is to examine the relationship of quality of work life qwl as antecedent of job satisfaction and employee inrole performance as outcome of job satisfaction of the. What impact has worklife balance on employees job satisfaction in the retail sector in ireland. Quality of work life and its association with workplace. Work life balance and job satisfaction among the women.
In order to improve quality of work life, various coping techniques have been suggested to upgrade the employees attitude towards their job and the working environment in the organization. The relationship between quality of work life and job. Using a sample of 1416 employees from seven distinct populations malaysian, chinese, new zealand maori, new zealand european, spanish, french, and italian sem analysis showed that wlb was positively related to job and life satisfaction and negatively related to anxiety and. High job performance is not possible unless and until employees get a better quality of work life and hence the quality of work life is indispensable in all enterprises. Job satisfaction at the lower level of employees has negative correlation with stress and family to work interference and positive correlation with job autonomy. Job satisfaction job satisfaction is described by mirzaii, riazi, vares and alamgard 8 as one of the crucial ingredients for job accomplishment which related to higher productivity and also intrinsic motivation of an employee. The quality of work life or job quality is constituted by the set of work features which. Every organizations success is highly dependent on how it. Quality of work life emphasis on the effectiveness of the work environment to the needs of organizations and individuals that make up the value of an employee who covers health, job security, job satisfaction, good health condition, the development of life skills and the balance between work and life rethinam, g. Studying the relationship between quality of work life and. Job satisfaction and quality of work life needs to be addressed positively to keep them motivated to contribute to the organizational effectiveness and growth.
Quality of work life, smes, qwl dimensions introduction quality of work life qwl can be defined as an. Poor quality of work life is a challenge higher education institutions heis and it in impact negatively on performance, attraction and retention of quality staff. Qwl refers to the impact of the workplace on satisfaction in work life job satisfaction, satisfaction in nonwork life domains, and satisfaction with overall life sirgy et al. The measure was designed to capture the extent to which the work environment, job requirements, supervisory behavior, and ancillary programs in an organization are perceived to meet the needs of an employee. Pdf quality of work life, job satisfaction, and the. Determinants of quality of work life among nurses working. The effects of job satisfaction and worklife balance on. B u s i n e s and r n l o f anage arabian journal of. The qwl in this sense, reflects the interaction between employees and work environment. Evidence from saudi arabia abdulmonem hamdan alzalabani yanbu university college, saudi arabia abstract the study of work environments is very important because it may differentiate between high and low performers among organizations. Job satisfaction and quality of work life informatics journals. Health, development, enhancement and intervention, faculty of psychology, university of vienna, vienna, austria.
The researchers of the present study aimed to define and conduct a study on the quality of work life and its association with workplace violence of nurses in the emergency departments, with regard to the effective role of nurses in health services efficiency and patients and families satisfaction. A questionnaire survey was undertaken within the epz enterprises with nonmanagerial employees who are mainly involved in. Half of the questions in the quality of worklife module were taken directly from the 1977 quality of employment survey, allowing comparisons of worker responses over a 25year period. Job satisfaction affects employee morale, turnover, absenteeism, and prosocial behavior, which can be crucial for organizational success. This study is made attempt to analyses the quality of work life among employees. A study on perception of quality of work life and job satisfaction.
Quality of work life is set of favorable conditions and environments of a workplace that support and promote satisfaction and work motivation dhar, 2006. Pdf relationship between job satisfaction and quality of work life. The purpose of the paper is to examine the quality of work life qowl and its influence on job satisfaction and turnover job leaving intention of emirati women employed in various public sector organizations in the united arab emirates uae. Outcomes of worklife balance on job satisfaction, life. Worklife balance and job satisfaction among working adults. Relationship between quality of work life and work alienation. Coache tenuretrack job satisfaction survey report to explore faculty work life balance and job satisfaction among academic disciplines at iowa state university.
Pdf quality of work life, job satisfaction, and the facets of the. A crosssectional survey of 1,202 nurses 81% response rate was conducted in three japanese acute care hospitals. Influence of work life balance on job satisfaction of. Background of the study the core purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of work life balance on employee job satisfaction in private sector commercial banks of sri lanka. Work life balance and job satisfaction among faculty at. The study is of significance for the private sector commercial banks. What is the impact of job satisfaction on quality of work life of college teacher. Worklife balance and job satisfaction among teachers roberta maeran, francesco pitarelli francesco cangiano summary with the increase in female employment rates and the consequent weakening of the traditional model of family roles division man seen as.