Exploring employees quality of working life through observations and documentary analysis in the public sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Nicole Cvenkel
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Documentary Analysis

scholarly journals Quality of working life: conceptions in Brazilian federal universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia de Oliveira BORGES ◽  
Sabrina Cavalcanti BARROS ◽  
Nina Schumacher MAGALHÃES
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Web

Abstract Continuous changes in Brazilian federal universities have affected the lives of workers in these institutions. Considering that reflections on the quality of working life of their civil servants can contribute to rethinking work r and/or people management policies, we aim to identify the quality of working life conceptions and practices of federal universities according to the public information documents made available on the Web pages by the federal universities. We understand quality of working life by considering the different levels of analysis (micro, meso and macro) that intersect with it. We identify and analyze the quality of working life conceptions available on the Web pages of 60 institutions. From the content analysis, we found four conceptions. The most frequent ones were the assistentialist (30.0%) and systemic and preventive (33.3%) conceptions. Limitations and suggestions for further studies were indicated.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE: PARAMETERS AND EVALUATION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
LEANDER L. KLEIN ◽  
BRENO A. D. PEREIRA ◽  
RICARDO B. LEMOS
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Context ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Exploratory Factorial Analysis

ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to analyze the parameters of the Quality of Working Life (QWL) evaluation in a public organization and the perception of the employees in relation to these factors. Originality/value: The article advances in the theoretical evaluation of QWL in a public context and expanding the presentation of parameters in the job environment. In practice, we present some behavior patterns in different groups of analysis. So, we deepen the understanding of assumptions and hypotheses already existing in theory and propose new ones regarding the standards of QWL. Design/methodology/approach: Ferreira’s (2011) model was taken as the basis for the development of empirical research. The method of this work is quantitative research, whose data collection was performed through the use of a questionnaire. The analysis of the data was performed mainly through the T and ANOVA tests. Findings: As the main results, it is possible to highlight the 9 factors obtained from the exploratory factorial analysis. In addition, there have been some different perceptions of groups of servers regarding these factors. From this, it is concluded that the evaluation of the QWL and its parameters is perceived differently between servers when they are grouped in groups with different characteristics.

scholarly journals Organizational Justice and Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Quality of Working Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 3299-3303
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Negative Effect

Turnover intention (TI) is one of the critical issues that confront organizations and cost high capital investment. Most of previous studies focus on this issue among business organization while few examined it in public sector. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine the effect of organizational justice (OJ) on turnover intention among police personnel in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Further, quality of working life (QWL) is examined as a mediator between OJ and TI. A quantitative approach was deployed using a questionnaire. Data was collected from police in the capital of UAE. A total of 101 respondents participated in this study. The analysis was conducted using Smart Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM). The findings showed that OJ has a negative effect on TI. In addition, the IJ is the most important dimension of OJ followed by DJ and both have negative effect on TI. PJ has insignificant effect on TI. The QWL mediated partially the effect of OJ on TI. Decision makers are suggested to focus on OJ and QWL to reduce TI and there is an urgent need for more studies in public sector

scholarly journals Happiness, quality of working life, and job satisfaction among nurses working in emergency departments in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Javanmardnejad ◽  
Razieh Bandari ◽  
Majideh Heravi-Karimooi ◽  
Nahid Rejeh ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Nurses have a vital role in the healthcare system. One of the basic steps to increase their happiness is to recognize factors such as job satisfaction and quality of working life. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to examine the relationship between happiness and quality of working life and job satisfaction among nursing personnel. Methods This descriptive study was carried out on 270 hospital nurses who worked in emergency departments in Iran. Nurses were recruited through the census method. Data collection instruments included the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI), the Quality of Work Life Questionnaire (QWL), and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ). Data were explored using descriptive statistics, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. Results The mean age of participants was 30.1 ± 6.26 years. The mean happiness score was 38.5 ± 16.22, the mean Quality of Working Life (QWL) score was 84.3 ± 17.62, and the mean job satisfaction score was found to be 45.5 ± 13.57); corresponding to moderate levels of attributes. The results obtained from the ordinary least-square (OLS) regression indicated that happiness significantly was associated with economic status and satisfaction with closure (R2: 0.38). Conclusion Overall the current study found that nurses who work in emergency departments did not feel happy. Additionally, the findings suggest that their happiness were associated with their economic status, and closure over their duties.

Public Sector Employment, Quality of Government, and Well-Being: A Global Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 223386592110117
Author(s):  
Robert Davidson ◽  
Alexander Pacek ◽  
Benjamin Radcliff
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Employment Quality ◽  
The Impact

While a growing literature within the study of subjective well-being demonstrates the impact of socio-political factors on subjective well-being, scholars have conspicuously failed to consider the role of the size and scope of government as determinants of well-being. Where such studies exist, the focus is largely on the advanced industrial democracies of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. In this study, we examine the size of the public sector as a determinant of cross-national variation in life satisfaction across a worldwide sample. Our findings strongly suggest that as the public sector grows, subjective well-being increases as well, conditional on the extent of quality of government. Using cross-sectional data on 84 countries, we show this relationship has an independent and separable impact from other economic and political factors.

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