Women, Quality of Worklife and Job Satisfaction: the Interrelationship
WOMEN, QUALITY OF WORKLIFE AND JOB SATISFACTION: THE INTERRELATIONSHIP
Ms. Harmeet Kaur
Abstract
This paper would highlight the various values, attitudes & beliefs of women regarding job anxiety in their formal work organizations & particularly balancing their work & personal life.
The paper will also focus on factors affecting quality of work life and job satisfaction among females in present business scenario. More stress would be given to issues related to women and growth in present business scenario.
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
Work is an integral part of every day life. If a person is spending 8 hours at work daily, it means he is spending 1/3rd of entire life at work. So the type of work we do, the circumstances, working conditions under which we work and the output which we yield (which is financial as well as self fulfillment or of job security etc.), all this will influence the overall quality of our life. Ultimately, quality of work life is bound to become the quality of life. The term QWL refers to the favourableness or unfavourableness of a total job environment for people. QWL is the extent to which workers can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. Its focus is on the problem of creating a human work environment where employees work cooperatively and contribute to organizational objectives.
Beginning in the seventies and during the next two decades a constellation of principles and methods had evolved into a movement called Quality of Work Life (QWL). The quality of work life is a "broad expression covering a vast variety of programmes, techniques, theories, and management styles through which organisations and jobs are designed so as to grant workers more autonomy, responsibility, and authority than is usually done. To simplify somewhat, the general objective is to arrange organisations, management procedures, and jobs for maximum utilisation of individual talents and skills, in order to create
Ms. Harmeet Kaur
Abstract
This paper would highlight the various values, attitudes & beliefs of women regarding job anxiety in their formal work organizations & particularly balancing their work & personal life.
The paper will also focus on factors affecting quality of work life and job satisfaction among females in present business scenario. More stress would be given to issues related to women and growth in present business scenario.
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
Work is an integral part of every day life. If a person is spending 8 hours at work daily, it means he is spending 1/3rd of entire life at work. So the type of work we do, the circumstances, working conditions under which we work and the output which we yield (which is financial as well as self fulfillment or of job security etc.), all this will influence the overall quality of our life. Ultimately, quality of work life is bound to become the quality of life. The term QWL refers to the favourableness or unfavourableness of a total job environment for people. QWL is the extent to which workers can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. Its focus is on the problem of creating a human work environment where employees work cooperatively and contribute to organizational objectives.
Beginning in the seventies and during the next two decades a constellation of principles and methods had evolved into a movement called Quality of Work Life (QWL). The quality of work life is a "broad expression covering a vast variety of programmes, techniques, theories, and management styles through which organisations and jobs are designed so as to grant workers more autonomy, responsibility, and authority than is usually done. To simplify somewhat, the general objective is to arrange organisations, management procedures, and jobs for maximum utilisation of individual talents and skills, in order to create
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