QUALITY OF WORK LIFE : AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 9
Abstract
Quality of Work Life (QWL) is be defined as “The Quality of the relationship between the man and task at workplace”. QWL has gained prominence in the Organizational Behavior as an indicator of the overall of human experience in the work place. QWL refers to the relationship between a worker and his environment, adding the human dimension to the technical and economic dimensions within which the work is normally viewed and designed. Quality of work life Movement initially a loosely organized network of a few dozen academics in the early 1970’s, the QWL Movement had grown by the 1980’s into an international grouping of trade union officials, personal managers and social scientist generally. QWL will have direct and indirect relationship with the economic and social well-being of large portion of population which lies beyond the domain of Industry. QWL provides for the balanced relationship among work, non-work and family aspects of life. We therefore, have undertaken this study influence of workers QWL This study is based on the assumption that "A job is more than just a job”. Work is an integral part of our everyday life. On an average we spend around one third of our entire life at our workplace & it does influence the overall quality of our life. It should yield job satisfaction, give peace of mind, a fulfillment of having done a task, and having spent the time fruitfully, constructively and purposefully Concept of QWL, various challenges faced in QWL, barriers and measures to overcome the same is briefly discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Ritu Sharma And Prairna Gupta
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