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A Case Study on Quality of Work Life with Respect to Dakshina Kannada Co-Operative Milk Union Ltd.


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Since people are the main resources in an organisation, their productivity and efficiency depends upon the work quality they are experiencing in the organisation. The basic purpose of Quality of Work Life (QWL) is to provide improved working conditions to the employees so that they contribute their best in the work in particular and organisation in general. The study tries to investigate the measures of QWL taken by Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Union Ltd (DKMUL). It was observed that the DKMUL's QWL initiatives were exemplary and employees in majority have praised it. The study proposes a model of QWL that can be productively applied to DKMUL in particular and other relevant industries in general based on the findings of the study.

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Remuneration, Allowances, Safety Measures, Organisational Hierarchy, Experience.
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Anjali Ganesh
Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Since people are the main resources in an organisation, their productivity and efficiency depends upon the work quality they are experiencing in the organisation. The basic purpose of Quality of Work Life (QWL) is to provide improved working conditions to the employees so that they contribute their best in the work in particular and organisation in general. The study tries to investigate the measures of QWL taken by Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Union Ltd (DKMUL). It was observed that the DKMUL's QWL initiatives were exemplary and employees in majority have praised it. The study proposes a model of QWL that can be productively applied to DKMUL in particular and other relevant industries in general based on the findings of the study.

Keywords


Remuneration, Allowances, Safety Measures, Organisational Hierarchy, Experience.

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