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Impact of Quality of Work Life on the Performance of the Employees in it Organisations


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1 BSMED, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, India
 

The Quality of Work Life of an organization can be assessed by opinions of employees on statements regarding quality of work life [QWL] aspects. The aim of this study was to analyze the QWL among employees of different IT companies in Coimbatore region. The sample consists of 132 IT companies employees in Coimbatore. The data collected from the QWL were analyzed through descriptive statistics&correlation and ANOVA. The instrument used for analyzing the QWL is a predetermined structured questionnaire .

Keywords

Quality of Work Life, Organizational Environment
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Authors

V. Kubendran
BSMED, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, India
S. Muthukumar
BSMED, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, India
M. Priyadharshini
BSMED, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, India

Abstract


The Quality of Work Life of an organization can be assessed by opinions of employees on statements regarding quality of work life [QWL] aspects. The aim of this study was to analyze the QWL among employees of different IT companies in Coimbatore region. The sample consists of 132 IT companies employees in Coimbatore. The data collected from the QWL were analyzed through descriptive statistics&correlation and ANOVA. The instrument used for analyzing the QWL is a predetermined structured questionnaire .

Keywords


Quality of Work Life, Organizational Environment

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