Attitudinal study of quality of work life: Research review

Quality of work life attempts to design work environment so as to maximize concern for human welfare. Quality of work life has remained a subject of interest for many research studies. The studies have been carried out on employees of different organizations and institutions making out the importance of a good quality of work life in an organization. After careful analysis of the studies of quality of work life it can be concluded that quality of work life is one of the factors among others aspects of job satisfaction. These interacting factors have cumulative impact on the work life of an individual and have significance from group to group and time to time. The quality of work life is not a unitary concept, rather it has to be seen as incorporating a hierarchy of prospective that not only include work based factors but also include factors that broadly reflect the satisfaction and general feelings of well being. The study also concludes that level of stress associated with job was uncomfortable most of the time and considered to be a serious concern for some of the employees. It is further observed that promotion, training, awards recognition and insurance protection have influenced the quality of work life of the employees of textile industry and these employees thought that job satisfaction and safety and healthy working conditions were necessary in order to develop human capacities and opportunities for further growth and security of the organization. In this paper an attempt has been made to review the available literature on quality of work life in order to have in depth knowledge and understanding the concept of ‘quality of work life’.