scholarly journals Quality of work life perceived by nurses and their organizational commitment level

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Eren ◽  
Filiz Hisar
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Correlation Analysis Method ◽  
Student’S T

Purpose: Quality of work life affects employees' commitment towards the organization. It is a concept that closely interests both the employees and the organization. The present study was conducted in a descriptive form for the purpose of determining nurses' work life quality and their organizational commitment levels. Materials and methods: The population of the study consists of the nurses working in a university hospital and no further sampling method was implemented. A total of 163 nurses participated in the study. The data were collected between August and December 2012 through the use of the "Organizational Commitment Questionnaire" and the "Quality of Nursing Work Life Survey", a descriptive questionnaire that covers the socio-demographic and work life characteristics of the participants. Student's t-tests, Tukey multiple comparison test, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and Pearson correlation analysis method were utilized in the evaluation of the collected data.Results: In the study it was determined that the nurses' work life quality and their organizational commitment are at medium levels.  It was also determined that there is a positive and statistically significant relation between work life quality and organizational commitment.Conclusion: It is suggested to implement applications that would enhance nurses work life quality.

scholarly journals Effect of Saudi nurses’ perceived work-life quality on work engagement and organizational commitment

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Hassona et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Quality Of Work

The nurse faculty at the University of Ha’il in Saudi Arabia is responsible for academic and in-service education for nursing discipline and for staff and organizational research. They are considered critical players in assuring quality educational experiences that prepare the nursing workforce for a diverse, ever-changing health care environment. Nowadays, Ha’il University is seeking accreditation, which includes evidence that the working environment is appropriate for both students and the teaching staff. Also, managements in public higher education institutions recently have utilized quality of work-life as a tool for attracting and retaining talented academic staff. Because with having quality of work-life commitment and loyalty of the employees created to its potential. Thus the aim of this study is to test the mediating effect of quality of work-life on the relationship between work engagement and organizational commitment among academic nursing staff at Ha’il University. Measures were the quality of the work-life scale, the short form of the Utrecht work engagement scale, and an organizational commitment questionnaire. The results indicated that the academic nursing staff had satisfactory levels of work-life quality (3.56±0.62) and high work engagement (4.76±1.12) and a positive organizational commitment result (3.09±0.22). A correlation was found between quality of work-life and organizational commitment. However, there was neither a significant relationship between quality of work-life and work engagement nor was there between work engagement and organizational commitment. The conclusion was therefore that quality of work-life does not mediate the work engagement and organizational commitment relationship.

Examining the quality of work life: empirical testing indicators in the public organisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Zahedy ◽  
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Seyyed Asghar Jafari ◽  
Majid Ramezan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Public Organisations

Purpose: The present study aimed to identify employees’ quality of work life indicators in public organisations and provide necessary context to improve system accountability and employees’ needs in organisations. Research methodology: To identify quality of work life indicators, authors studied theoretical research basics entirely and by considering elites’ ideas, identified main indicators by a descriptive – survey technique. Result: Based on research findings, 15 constituents were identified as work life quality indicators. Research results indicate undesired quality of work life among employees at public organisations. Of identified constituents, Safe and healthy working conditions and organisational conflict are the most important and job satisfaction and Pay/benefits are the lowest important factors. Limitations: The results only extend the understanding of the role of quality of work life in organisational effectiveness and have implications for human resource managers that may not be applicable for other positions. Contribution: The study results help organisations identify the elements that affect the QWL and help them plan to increase organisational effectiveness by increasing employee satisfaction and motivation.

scholarly journals The Role of Quality of Work Life in Organizational Commitment in Islamic Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ali Alrousan ◽  
Shireen Mahmoud AlAli
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Positive Effect

The study aims to identify the correlation and impact relationship between the quality of work life and the organizational commitment, and to show the strength of this relationship and its impact, and then provide a theoretical framework for the study variables. The practical aspect was distributed over a sample consisting of (77) persons working in Islamic banks. After the collection and processing of data using the statistical program (spss), the results showed a positive relationship between the variables of the study as well as the existence of a positive effect and accordingly, a number of recommendations were made.

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.

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