An Analysis of the impact of QWL on Organizational Commitment - A Study on Select IT Companies

Dr Rajeesh Viswanathan; Dr S Thiyagarajan

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

An Analysis of the impact of QWL on Organizational Commitment - A Study on Select IT Companies

Dr Rajeesh Viswanathan, Dr S Thiyagarajan

Abstract :

QWL – a much talked in issue and maximum practiced but gets derailed in the process of operations. In the current globalised environment IT sectors had been expanding in an exponential manner. In this race their only focus was to enhance the market share at any cost ignoring other factors. In order to survive in this environment, the businesses around the world need to provide a good quality of work life in order to attract, train, motivate and retain talents.

The paper’s main objective is to look at the influence of Quality of life on Organizational commitment. The study was done on the employees of Software and BPO industry. A sample of 250 employees from 10 Software and 10 BPO companies from in and around Madras was studied. The sampling procedure was done using convenience method. The instrument used for data collections was a questionnaire which had three parts, first part was to measure Quality of life and the second part was on Organisational Commitment and the third part was personal profile.

Quality of work life is the corner stone for any organizational well being. It motivates the employees and enhances their level of commitment towards organization. Committed employees are focused and take initiative in attaining the goals fixed by the organization.

This study concludes that the QWL has a direct impact on organizational commitment. Organizations with ideal QWL act as a source of attracting the potentials and leading to productivity.