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.

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.

scholarly journals Occupational Risks in Hospitals, Quality of Life, and Quality of Work Life: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11434
Author(s):  
Carlos Rodrigo Nascimento de Lira ◽  
Rita de Cássia Akutsu ◽  
Priscila Ribas de Farias Costa ◽  
Luana de Oliveira Leite ◽  
Karine Brito Beck da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
The Relationship

This study systematically reviewed the relationship between occupational risks and quality of life (QoL) and quality of work life (QWL) in hospitals. A systematic review was performed according to the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guide, and the protocol was submitted on the PROSPERO website (CRD 2019127865). The last search was performed in June 2021 by two independent reviewers in the main databases, a gray literature database, and a manual search (LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, Ovid). As eligibility criteria, we included observational studies, with adult hospital workers, with no restrictions on date and language, any type of instrument to assess QoL and QWL, any definition of QoL and QWL, and studies that presented the relationship between exposure and outcome. Newcastle–Ottawa was used to assess the methodological quality and RTI-Item Bank to assess the risk of bias. Given the impossibility of performing a meta-analysis, a qualitative synthesis was used to present the results. Thus, 11 studies met the criteria and were included in the review, with 6923 individuals aged 18 to 64 years. The studies were mainly carried out with health professionals (81.81%), women (63.60%), and in Asian countries (63.63%). All studies used different instruments and ways to categorize the QoL and QWL, and occupational risks. Only one study assessed occupational noise and another the ergonomic risk. All of them presented a relationship between occupational risk and quality of work life. They pointed to the need for measures to improve the lives of these professionals in the work environment. Therefore, studies show a relationship between occupational risks (noise, ergonomics, and stress) and workers’ perception of low or moderate quality of work life. However, more homogeneous studies are necessary for instruments, conceptualization, and categorization of quality of work life.

scholarly journals Systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of work life in Iran (2011–2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Diana Sarokhani ◽  
Leila Jouybari ◽  
Akram Sanagoo ◽  
AliHasanpour Dehkordi ◽  
Kourosh Sayehmiri
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work

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.

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.

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