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Quality of Work Life and its Relationship with Work Performance-A Study of Employees of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited


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1 Himachal Pradesh University Business School, H.P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Himachal Pradesh University Business School, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
     

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The concept of Quality of Work Life (QWL) has become inevitable for an organization’s survival and growth in the present era of competition, complexity and rapid advancements. QWL is of paramount importance in improving the morale and motivation of employees, and hence their performance. Thus, it has become immensely important to measure and enhance the QWL of employees in order to ensure that they are satisfied and perform better.

Keeping this in view, the present study has been conducted to study the Quality of Work Life of employees and its relationship with their Work Performance. A sample of 250 employees of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) was selected by using convenience sampling technique.

Results of the present study reveal that there is a positive and strong relationship between Overall QWL and Overall Work Performance of HPPCL employees. All eight QWL dimensions taken in the study have been found to contribute to enhance the Overall QWL. The QWL dimensions have also been found to have a positive, and either a strong or a moderate relationship with Overall Work Performance.


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Quality of Work Life, Work Performance, HPPCL, Working Conditions, Compensation.
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Authors

Reetika Thakur
Himachal Pradesh University Business School, H.P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dinesh Sharma
Himachal Pradesh University Business School, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract


The concept of Quality of Work Life (QWL) has become inevitable for an organization’s survival and growth in the present era of competition, complexity and rapid advancements. QWL is of paramount importance in improving the morale and motivation of employees, and hence their performance. Thus, it has become immensely important to measure and enhance the QWL of employees in order to ensure that they are satisfied and perform better.

Keeping this in view, the present study has been conducted to study the Quality of Work Life of employees and its relationship with their Work Performance. A sample of 250 employees of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) was selected by using convenience sampling technique.

Results of the present study reveal that there is a positive and strong relationship between Overall QWL and Overall Work Performance of HPPCL employees. All eight QWL dimensions taken in the study have been found to contribute to enhance the Overall QWL. The QWL dimensions have also been found to have a positive, and either a strong or a moderate relationship with Overall Work Performance.


Keywords


Quality of Work Life, Work Performance, HPPCL, Working Conditions, Compensation.

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