Quality of work life and burnout - A literature review

Every person spends the most productive part of his or her life at various organized and non-organized working settings. It is the job that affects the mindset of a person, prefixes the schedule of a day, determines the purchasing power of an individual, and most importantly contributes to social identity. It means a job becomes not only a source of living, but also influences the life of an employee. It is the chief source of satisfaction of an individual's psychological, biological, and social needs. More and more people are beginning to realize that like finance and machine, workforce is an equally significant input in the survival of an organization. The success of any organization is highly dependent on how it attracts, recruits, motivates, and retains its workforce. Today's organisation needs to be more flexible so that they are equipped to develop their workforce and enjoy their commitment. Therefore, organizations are required to adopt a strategy to improve the employees’ quality of work life (QWL) to satisfy both the organisational objectives and employee needs. Burnout is a psychological term for the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest. Musicians, authors, teachers, athletes, engineers, emergency service workers, vocational rehabilitation counsellors, soldiers, and high technology professionals seem more prone to burnout than others. Thus, the main objective of the paper is to bring out various reviews on burnout and quality of work life.