1Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Christ College of Engineering and Technology, Moolakulam, Puducherry-605110. Mail Id: porkalai.mba@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Christ College of Engineering and Technology, Moolakulam, Puducherry-605110. Mail Id: urssivapriya@gmail.com
Online published on 15 February, 2019.
QWL is one of the vital elements of HRM which leads to better conducive atmosphere for employees. Better quality of work life leads to an environment with friendly relations and extremely provoked employees who strive for their progress. This study examines the existence of quality of work life and its impact on psychological wellbeing among medium and large scale manufacturing industries. The research design adopted for the study is descriptive in nature. Samples used were 354. Descriptive statistics and multiple regressions are the tools used for analysis to achieve the objectives. Findings of the study are that employees of medium and large scale manufacturing industries perceive dimensions of quality of work life pertaining to lower order needs like compensation, job security, work environment, and work load are existing fairly in their organisation and few other dimensions relating to higher order needs such as career development, utilizing human capacity, sharing ideas in making decision, recognition and punishing system and grievance handling are not existing as how they expect. An employee-centered organisation will maintain better quality of work life and to improve their employee's psychological wellbeing.
Quality of work life, psychological wellbeing, lower-order needs, higher-order needs, manufacturing industries
