Antecedents Affecting Quality of Work Life: An Overview

Abstract

Quality of Work Life (QWL) is defined as “the quality of the relationship between the man and task at the workplace." QWL has gained prominence in organizational behavior as an indicator of the overall human experience in the workplace. 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 1970s, the QWL Movement had grown by the 1980s into an international grouping of trade union officials, personal managers, and social scientists generally. QWL will have a direct and indirect relationship with the economic and social well-being of a large portion of the 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 on the 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 lives. On average, we spend around one-third of our entire life at our workplace, and 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. The concept of QWL, various challenges faced in QWL, barriers, and measures to overcome the same are briefly discussed.