Academicians Quality of Work Life and Its Influence on Value of Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 311-326
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Satisfactory Life ◽  
Value Of Education

The value of education is a dynamic and multi-dimensional concept that refers not only to the educational model but also to the institutional mission and its goals, as well as to the specific standards of the system, facility, program, or event. In today's competitive scenario, the academic institutions need to focus explicitly on providing effective and quality education to the students with the help of experienced academicians. The education quality would increase when the faculty members are having a better quality of work life, and this can be possible by providing better welfare conveniences to them by the academic institutions. Welfare amenities enable the staff members to live a quality and more satisfactory life. These facilities also help to keep their motivation levels high. The chapter articulates the existence of quality of work life programs in academic institutions in order to retain valuable faculty members who influence the value of education.

Academicians Quality of Work Life and Its Influence on Value of Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1479-1494
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Satisfactory Life ◽  
Value Of Education

The value of education is a dynamic and multi-dimensional concept that refers not only to the educational model but also to the institutional mission and its goals, as well as to the specific standards of the system, facility, program, or event. In today's competitive scenario, the academic institutions need to focus explicitly on providing effective and quality education to the students with the help of experienced academicians. The education quality would increase when the faculty members are having a better quality of work life, and this can be possible by providing better welfare conveniences to them by the academic institutions. Welfare amenities enable the staff members to live a quality and more satisfactory life. These facilities also help to keep their motivation levels high. The chapter articulates the existence of quality of work life programs in academic institutions in order to retain valuable faculty members who influence the value of education.

A Study on the Impact of Faculty QWL on Quality of Education in Academic Institutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Quality Work ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Satisfactory Life ◽  
Quality In Education ◽  
The Impact

Quality Education is a dynamic and multi-dimensional concept that refers not only to the educational model, but also to the institutional mission and its goals, as well as to the specific standards of the system, facility, program or event. In today's competitive market, the academic institutions need to focus explicitly on providing quality education to the students with the help of experienced academicians. The quality in education would increase when the faculty members are having a better quality work life and this can be possible by providing better welfare facilities to them by the institutions. Welfare facilities enable the staff members to live a quality and more satisfactory life. These facilities also help to keep their motivation levels high. The present paper identifies components that impact of QWL on the quality of education in those institutions and measure their performance using DEA approach. The study investigates the existence of QWL programs in academic institutions in order to retain valuable faculty members as it also influenced on the QOE.

Employee Welfare Activities in Private Sector and Their Impact on Quality of Work Life

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Retirement Benefits ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Employee Welfare ◽  
Satisfactory Life ◽  
Basic Purpose

During the last few years the private organisations are playing an important role in the overall development of the economy. In today’s competitive economy, the business organizations need to focus explicitly on providing the welfare facilities to the employees as it results in their satisfaction towards the organisation and it results in improved quality of work life. The activity of nurturing and nourishing constitutes in essence what is called “Welfare”. Welfare facilities enable the employees to live a richer and more satisfactory life. The various Welfare activities that can be provided to the employees include provision of loans, free medical facilities, retirement benefits, education facilities for the employee’s and their families, housing benefits, etc. Many organisations facilitate these welfare activities to their employees to keep their motivation levels high. The basic purpose of employee’s welfare is to enrich the life of employees and keep them happy and contended. A study was undertaken in Visakhapatnam District at Andhra Pradesh, India to identify the various employee welfare activities practiced by different private sector undertakings and its impact on the quality of work life of the employees.

Quality of work life (QoWL) of faculty members in Saudi higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 768-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Vijay Subbarayalu ◽  
Ahmed Al Kuwaiti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose Higher education institutions understand the importance of the quality of work life (QoWL) since it directly impacts faculty members’ involvement in providing high-quality teaching. The purpose of this paper is to compare the QoWL of faculty members in undergraduate medical and undergraduate engineering programs offered at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory study design was adopted and 100 faculty members from each program were selected. A pretested QoWL questionnaire was distributed among faculty members using the Questionpro online survey portal. Findings Results showed that there is no significant difference between the two programs with regard to the overall QoWL (p>0.05). However, a significant difference was observed with respect to dimensions such as “working condition/environment,” “psychosocial factors at work place” and “job satisfaction and job security.” Also, there is a positive relationship observed between all the dimensions of QoWL (p<0.05). Originality/value This study will help educational policy planners to understand the differences in QoWL of faculty members in different programs so as to develop appropriate strategies for its improvement.

Modeling teachers’ quality of work life: a partial least square approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 1861-1879
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran Malik ◽  
Hassan Mehmood ◽  
Waheed Ali Umrani
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Of Work

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting quality of work life (QWL) of teachers working in Higher Education Institutions. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted by sampling 347 teaching faculty members through questionnaires. Findings Fair communication plays the strongest role and social networks have the weakest role in shaping the QWL in higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan. The relationship of social networks and QWL negates the Hofstede’s view of Pakistan society to a great extent. Research limitations/implications A cross-sectional data set is used for tapping a small sample size. The direct effects of four factors were considered for examination. The examination of indirect effects for the factors having weak effects is recommended. Practical implications Decision makers having intentions to improve QWL in HEIs must adopt procedural justice and effective communication channels; they should have high respect for employees and should help them to develop networks within the HEIs. Social implications Inter-relationships at workplace are hampering due to weak social networks. Originality/value The study is an important landmark in highlighting the factors that must be available for higher QWL of faculty members of public sector HEIs.

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life Dimensions in Universities: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Philosophical Perspective ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Academic Teaching ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Workplace Environments

Quality of Work Life (QoWL) is topical in universities in this epoch of managerialism which has directly influenced workplace environments. However, most of the extant research has focussed on the developing relationship between QoWL and job satisfaction of academic (teaching) staff members. To date, few attempts have been made at reviewing the literature pertaining to QoWL as a concept, its dimensions and impact on the diverse aspect of employees. This study adopts an interpretive framework as a philosophical perspective and follows a hermeneutic framework as the literature obtained from databases will be classified, mapped, critically assessed and arguments developed. The current study is a unique attempt to review the literature on QoWL concepts, dimensions and gaps commencing from its inception in the 1970s. There is a dearth of literature-based review studies on the impacts of QoWL in universities which this study attempts to fill.

scholarly journals The quality of work-life and relation to organizational excellence at King Khalid University of the faculty members' point of view / Business School Case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (116) ◽  
pp. 68-92
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al Yami ◽  
Eman Haif A, bin Wared
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
First Order ◽  
Organizational Excellence

This study aimed to identify the quality of the career path and its relation to organizational excellence at King Khalid University in the Faculty of Business from the point of view of the faculty members by identifying the dimensions quality of work-life including (participation of decision making, training and development opportunities, and the balance between personal and work life, and to identify the level of organizational excellence through dimensions ( Excellence of leadership, excellence of the  strategy, and excellence of organizational culture). The descriptive approach was used. The questionnaire was a research tool. It consisted of (29) paragraphs, distributed to the entire study community and then received 127 responses. The results of the study showed that the level of quality of career life is generally average, while training and development came in the first order, followed by the quality of participation in decision making, while the balance between work and personal life ranked last. The level of organizational excellence was generally high. Excellence in organizational culture was in the first order, followed by strategic excellence, and finally leadership excellence. The study showed a statistically significant relationship between the total degree of quality of the functional life and all dimensions of the organizational excellence variable. Finally, the study recommended that the faculty members should participate more, adopt training programs, pay attention to leadership methods that stimulate work and production, attract the distinguished human resources, the need to provide the quality of work life.  

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