scholarly journals Quality of Work Life: A Study on Civil Construction Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Gladis Camarini ◽  
José Agnaldo Pereira Leite Júnior ◽  
Javier Fiz Perez ◽  
Edna M. Q. O. Chamon
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Job Diagnostic Survey

The civil construction sector has experienced ongoing changes due to the economic globalization, new technologies, and competition. It demands a large number of workers that are often recruited outside their original city, far from their families, with low work conditions, and without guarantee of continuity in employment, which may affect their health and performance. This study presents an exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted by the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), with 159 workers in the civil construction sector in Brazil. The objective is to assess the level of satisfaction with work, compare the results of different workers at the workplace, and contribute to the discussion about QWL. It was found that the variable General Satisfaction with Work obtained the most negative general average score among the personal and the professional results, pointing out little satisfaction with their work as a whole, which can be improved through training and increase workers empowerment. This study carried out a survey with the construction worker, subjects who are hardly evaluated in research on working conditions. The JDS questionnaire was an important tool in this evaluation, contributing to understanding the variables that impact on the performance of these workers. In this context, improving the quality of work life (QWL) make it possible to assist managers to help workers’ satisfaction at work.

PENGARUH KUALITAS KEHIDUPAN KERJA DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN MELALUI KOMITMEN ORGANISASI PADA BENGKEL RESMI SEPEDA MOTOR HONDA DI KECAMATAN SUMBERSARI KABUPATEN JEMBER

BISMA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Adrian Suryo Mataram ◽  
Handriyono Handriyono
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Repair Service ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Life Work

Abstract: Honda official workshop (AHASS) is a maintenance and repair service company for motorcycle products of Honda. To fulfill customers demand, the company management tries to improve employee performance in order to make their consumers satisfied with the offered service. The objectives of this research are to significantly examine the direct influence of quality of work life and work satisfaction on employee performance and the indirect influence of quality of work life and work satisfaction on employee performance through organizational commitment. This is an explanatory research with the sample consists of 50 (fifty) employees of Honda official workshops in Sumbersari District, Jember. Data were analyzed using path analysis with SPSS 19. The results show that quality of work life has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment; work satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment; and organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Keywords:     Quality of Work Life, Work Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Performance.

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life of Women Employees in Fireworks and Match Industries in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
R. Padmaja
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Women Employees

Generally the quality of work life of employees is based on Hours of work and arrangements of working time; Work organization and job content; Impact of new technologies on working conditions; Working conditions of women, young workers, older workers and other special categories; Work-related welfare services and facilities. This paper highlights about the quality of work life of the women employees working in the various fireworks and match industries in Sivakasi.

scholarly journals Impact of Internet Aided Self-Managed Teams On Quality of Work-Life and Performance

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Dean Elmuti
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Life Attitudes ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

The impact of participation in an Internet aided self-managed (IASM) teamsprogram on employee quality of work life attitudes, and on performance was studiedamong employees in a manufacturing firm for a 36-month period. The attitudinalresults indicate that IASM teams improved participants' quality of work life. Theperformance results document a positive and substantial impact on employeeproductivity, efficiency, quality, and overall performance. However, implementationof IASM teams is a complex task that requires time and commitment of resources toreap potential rewards. In addition, the research findings suggest that using thisprogram gives employees the authority to act and make decisions on their own, makingtheir jobs more demanding and challenging at the same time.

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Quality of Work Life in Building Learning Organization: Applied Study on the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Yazan Emnawer Al Haraisa
Keyword(s):  
Learning Organization ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Healthy Work

The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most important sectors at the level of countries because it has a big role in the development and sustain of other sectors. Therefore, the aim of this study examined the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the (16) Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. For the sample unit and analysis involved the employees selected randomly from the different areas in the target companies. In addition to, the researcher designed a questionnaire containing of (31) items to get the data required from respondents in order to attain study objectives. Moreover, the current study sought to explore the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies. The result of the current study found that the quality of work life have a positive impact on building learning organization in Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and the highest impact for job satisfaction, then safety and healthy work conditions whereas the work environment is the lowest impact. Therefore, the current study recommends that the Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies should focuses on quality of work life and their dimensions like job satisfaction, safety and healthy work conditions and work environment to build learning organization and achieve a benefits bundle or mutual interests to both employees and organizations. On the other hand, the current study applied on Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies’ .Therefore, there is a need to conduct more study in the future because the result of current studies limited and narrow. And also there is a need to take other dimensions of quality of work life like adequate and fair compensation and the social relevance of work life. And conduct further future studies on other sectors such as hotel, hospital and tourism. Moreover, conducting comparative studies with others sectors such as banks and clothes manufacturing companies.

Quality of Work Life Among Public Hospital Nurses in Sarawak

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Frannelya Francis ◽  
Fatimah Sham ◽  
Azniah Alias ◽  
Siti Munirah Abdul Wahab ◽  
Suzana Yusof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Quality Of Work

Globally, the quality of work-life (QoWL) of nurses is significantly affected. They are the largest health care groups and the leading front liners in the clinical settings. When the nurse's quality of work life is compromised, the work environment's dynamic changes will also be affected. At current, the focus issues in nursing include excessive workload and poor work conditions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of quality of work-life among public hospital nurses in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Kuching, Malaysia. Methods: Descriptive study with a purposive sampling technique was used in recruiting 461 nurses working at SGH. A composite scale was used for the assessment of QoWL in nurses. Data were collected using adapted questionnaires that focused on nine different areas. The questionnaires were distributed to the nurses via an online survey. This study revealed that 52.9% of the respondents were not satisfied with their QoWL, while 47.1% were satisfied. Three areas were identified to record a higher percentage of unsatisfactory QoWL: relation and cooperation, autonomy of work, and resources adequacy. There are significant differences between the nurses' quality of work-life and socio demographic characteristics (p-value≤0.01). Female nurses; those involved in clinical; working and staying at the same hospital for a long time; and those working shifts, having satisfactory QoWL. In sum, the nurse's quality of work-life is at a moderate level. This research further indicates that the socio-demographic features of nurses and QoWL are substantially linked. Result-driven research is also needed to examine the effectiveness, efficacy, and cost benefits of specific strategies to improve quality of life. The health care authorities should implement policies to strengthen nurses' working standards and their QoWL to provide excellent and effective care for their clients.

Human Factors, Organizational Design, and Productivity: Alternative Management Systems

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 580-580
Author(s):  
Ogden Brown
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Life ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Alternative Management ◽  
Quality Of Work

The American labor force is presently undergoing an evolutionary change which contains certain implications with respect to the ways in which organizations are designed and managed. The principal trends which have emerged are: the changing composition of the labor force, changing attitudes and values of the individual worker, and the emergence of alternative management systems (herein termed quality of work life programs) as a response to cope with this evolution. Many of these programs are concerned with varying the structure and design of the organization, redesign of the work environment, and the adoption of alternative management styles and methods. In an era of slower growth, declining productivity, and stiffer world wide competition, the solution to “people problems” is now just as consequential as is the introduction of new technologies and the generation of capital. Evidence is rapidly mounting that quality of work life programs do appear to be of help in achieving the desirable goals of improved quality and productivity, and increased job satisfaction on the part of the worker. Such programs are not, of course, unique to American organizations. This symposium includes a discussion of programs employed in West Germany and in Japan as well as in the United States. American programs presented include those of the subsidiary of a Japanese firm, and those of two large, highly successful organizations with outstanding records of employee relations and quality of work life programs. Time will be available for audience interaction and questions.

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life in Family Physicians of Bam, Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Akbarian Bafghi ◽  
Zahra Zare ◽  
Narges Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Family

Objective: Quality of work life is one of the most important variables recently considered by many managers who seek to improve the quality of their human resources. Considering the vital factor of job satisfaction of family physicians as a service provider, this study was conducted to evaluate the quality of working life of family physicians in Bam. Materials and methods: This research is a cross-sectional and descriptive type. Research population includes all family physicians working at health centers in Bam. The Van Larr Quality of Work Life Questionnaire, which was validated by Nekoei Moghadam, was used. The questionnaire data is analyzed by SPSS 24 from statistical-descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and T-test and ANOVA. Results: Quality of work life score in family physicians is obtained 2.93 out of 5. Control ambiance in work (CAW) has the highest mean (3.16) and Work-life balance (WLB) has the lowest mean (2.29). Work experience has a meaningful relationship just with the two components of WLB and SAW in Quality of work life (p = 0.036). Furthermore, in the factor of GWB, the average score of unmarried physicians (Mean = 3.18) were more than the married ones (Mean = 3.05) (p = 0.010). The mean score of unmarried physicians was more than the married ones. Conclusion: The quality of work life from the family physicians is about upper-intermediate. Thus, authorities of the family physician concept in the ministry of Health, and also in the Bam city should pay more attention to the family physician’s work life and consider programs and solutions in order to improve it.

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