International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

Quality of work life: An overview

  • Author:
  • C.P. Garg, Neetu Munjal, Preeti Bansal, Akshay Kirti Singhal
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 231 to 242

Department of Management, Kedarnath Aggrawal Institute of Management, Ch. Dadri, Bhiwani (Haryana)

Online published on 14 November, 2013.

Abstract

This study is based on the assumption that “A job is more than just a job”. Work is an integral part of our everyday life. On an average we spend around one third of our entire life at our workplace & it does influence the overall quality of our life. It should yield job satisfaction, give peace of mind, a fulfillment of having done a task, and having spent the time fruitfully, constructively and purposefully. A qualitative work life gives satisfaction and eagerness to look forward. This paper will shed some light on aspects such as Reasons for growing concern for QWL, Factors that influence & decide quality of work life, measurement of QWL. Concept of QWL, various challenges faced in QWL, barriers and measures to overcome the same is briefly discussed.

Keywords

Quality of work life (QWL), Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL), Job & Career Satisfaction (JCS), General well-being (GWB), Stress at Work (SAW), Control at Work (CAW), Home-Work Interface (HWI)