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Avasthi, Himani, and Dr (Prof ). Vijay Kumar Soni. "Quality of Work Life." Indian Journal of Applied Research 1, no. 6 (October 1, 2011): 109–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/mar2012/37.

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R K Kinslin, Greeshma. "Quality of Work Life and its Elements - An Association with Work Life Balance." International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) 13, no. 2 (February 5, 2024): 271–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21275/sr24131234330.

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Kumari, Dr Gajanethi Swathi. "Determinants of Quality of Work Life – A win‐win Paradigm for Quality of Work Life and Business Performance." International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 23, no. 1 (February 20, 2019): 426–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.37200/ijpr/v23i1/pr190255.

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Banu.S, Shaheeda. "Quality of Work Life (QWL): A Shufti." Indian Journal of Applied Research 1, no. 12 (October 1, 2011): 152–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/sep2012/53.

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Bhende, Pravin, Nandakumar Mekoth, Varsha Ingalhalli, and Y. V. Reddy. "Quality of Work Life and Work–Life Balance." Journal of Human Values 26, no. 3 (July 31, 2020): 256–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0971685820939380.

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The purpose of this article is to unearth the dimensions of quality of work life and work–life balance and to find the impact of the quality of work life on work–life balance. Data have been gathered from 89 managers of public and private sector banks in India using a convenience sampling method and analysed using principal component analysis and multiple regression analysis. Both qualities of work life and work–life balance are multidimensional constructs. Results indicate that the productivity dimension of a work–life balance was influenced by all dimensions of quality of work life except grievance redress. Further, the skill deployment dimension was predicted by all three dimensions of quality of work life. However, none of the quality of work life dimensions had any relation with the efficiency dimension of work–life balance. The study will help managers to ensure employee productivity and skill deployment by enhancing the quality of work life. The study has relevance for employee welfare and organizational output. The study has unearthed new dimensions in quality of work life and work–life balance and has established new relationships.
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G.Indrani, G. Indrani, and Dr S. Suma Devi. "A Literature Review on Quality of Work Life." Indian Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 8 (October 1, 2011): 101–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/august2014/27.

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Vaganan, R. Miyal, and Dr P. Vikkraman Dr. P. Vikkraman. "The Approaches to Improve Quality of Work Life." Indian Journal of Applied Research 3, no. 12 (October 1, 2011): 348–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/dec2013/105.

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Bocialetti, Gene. "Quality of Work Life." Group & Organization Studies 12, no. 4 (December 1987): 386–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105960118701200403.

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K.R., Bindi, and Dharmaraj Dr.A. "Quality of Work Life and Employee Performance in Academia." International Journal of Research in Arts and Science 3, Special Issue, 2017 (May 31, 2017): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.9756/ijras.8154.

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Elizur, Dov. "Quality Circles and Quality of Work Life." International Journal of Manpower 11, no. 6 (June 1990): 3–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437729010136998.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Quality of work life"

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Vong, Man Ieng. "Quality of work life and life satisfaction." Thesis, University of Macau, 2006. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1641454.

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Mesimo-Ogunsanya, Esther Aina. "Organizational Support and Employees' Work-Life Quality." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3048.

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The increasing prevalence of work-life issues in the manufacturing industry is a problem to manufacturing employees in numerous ways. The problem addressed in this study was the relationship between organizational support and work-life quality among employees of a large manufacturing organization located in the Southeastern United States. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between the provision of formal and informal organizational support and employees' work-life quality. Ecological system theory, role theory, and social exchange theory informed the theoretical framework of the study. The focus of the research questions was the extent of the relationship between the provision of formal and informal organizational support and employees' work-family conflict, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. The study involved multiple linear regression to analyze data collected through an online survey from 74 randomly selected manufacturing employees. A statistically significant correlation was found between the provision of formal organizational support and job satisfaction and turnover intention, but not with work-family conflict. Informal supports were not statistically significant for predicting work-family conflict, but they were statistically significant for predicting job satisfaction and workplace turnover rates. Social change implications include organizational leaders using the results to identify and implement organizational supports that can improve employees' job satisfaction, increase organizational commitment, reduce work-family conflicts, lower job stress, and decrease turnover intention.
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Petersen, Rejeanne. "The relationship between quality of work-life and quality of life based on the centrality and value of work in an individual’s life." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30879.

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The study sought to examine the relationship between quality of work-life and quality of life depending on how central work is in an individual’s life and what value work holds for them. Literature internationally has shown that because work forms such an integral part of individuals’ lives, that this could influence their experience of quality of life, indicating that a high quality of work life could lead to a high quality of life. Similarly, if work is a central life interest and dependent on the value that work holds, the loss of work could potentially influence quality of life. A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used, with a correlational approach. Snowball sampling was used to gather a sample of 163 working adults in South Africa, through a personal network of family and friends. Participants completed scales assessing the four variables of interest provided in an online questionnaire. The results indicated that individuals who experienced their quality of work-life as more positive also indicated a higher quality of life. This relationship was stronger when individuals saw work as having intrinsic value. However, the degree to which work was central to a person’s life, and to which work was seen as having value as it provided monetary rewards (extrinsic value), social connections and relationships (social value), or status (prestige value) were not found to alter the relationship between quality of work-life and quality of life. As shown previously in both international and local literature, work is always placed second to family in importance. Based on these findings, limitations and recommendations were suggested, as well as theoretical and practical implications.
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Abdeen, Tarek Hassan Ibrahim. "The quality of work life : an empirical study." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2769.

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This research examines the quality of work life in a selection of pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. It aims to test the relationships between the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life and; their perceptions of the degree of participation in decisionmaking available to them, their perceptions of their level of job satisfaction, their perceptions of their level of affective, continuance, and normative commitment, and the ownership form of the company. It uses a sample of 1270 employees in three different ownership forms; public, private, and multinational pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. The total sample size is proportionately distributed (i. e. the actual 'sample size has been distributed between the three ownership forms based on the percentage of employees in each ownership form to the total size of the population) among' , the three, forms Of ownership (public companies 889, private companies = 165, and multinational companies = 216 employee). The number of employees surveyed in each company has also been proportionately distributed. The perceptions of the targeted employees are surveyed using a questionnaire that contains 81 items. The collected data are analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) programme. The findings of the study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life and; their perceptions of the degree of participation in decision-making available to them, and their perceptions of their level of job satisfaction. A significant positive and partial relationship is found between the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life and their perceptions of III their level of affective, continuance, and normative commitment, as it is expected, by the researcher, that the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life may positively affect their perceptions of their level of affective, continuance, and normative commitment through affecting their perceptions of their level of job satisfaction. A significant relationship is found between the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life and the ownership form of the company. The results also indicate that employees perceive their quality of work life to be greater or better in the multinational pharmaceutical companies than are the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life in both the private and public pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. Furthermore, the results indicate that the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life in the private phan-naceutical companies are better than the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life in the public phan-naceutical companies in Egypt. A set of quality of work life criteria that seems important to employees in the pharmaceutical companies in Egypt, and which might therefore be productively addressed by employers/organisations has been identified. In addition, some implications for HR practices in Egypt have been raised and discussed. Finally, a set of models that could clarify the interactive relationship between the variables that have been investigated in this research in the Egyptian context has been developed. It is suggested that the set of quality of work life criteria as well as the models might fon-n the basis for future researches of this type.
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Santercole, Gina Marie. "Quality of work life in the hotel industry /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11585.

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Winter, Richard (Richard Philip) 1957. "Quality of work life of academics in Australian universities." Monash University, Dept. of Management, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8748.

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Thapisa, Amos P. N. "The meaningfulness of work : improving the quality of work life through job enrichment." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1989. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1886/.

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The study reported in this thesis investigated individual Library Assistant's perceptions and attitudes towards their work. One objective of the study was to discover if work had meaning to Library Assistants, working in University libraries, other than that of earning a living or money. It was discovered that most Library Assistants perceive that money is more important than the work itself and that library work is not intellectually stimulating or challenging. It was also discovered that their willingness to continue in the same job, after acquiring a lot of money e.g. pools money, was dependent on age and qualification. The thesis is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter provides an introduction in which the Investigator provides background information about work and its meaning. He also explains the general purpose and objectives of the study. Definitions and meanings of some of the key concepts used in the thesis are given. The Investigator takes the view that employment work is an activity in an institutionalised exchange relationship and that it belongs to the formal rather than informal economy. In a narrower sense employment work can be viewed as a way of earning a living and in a broader sense it is a way of self expression, where self image for the employee is sustained by providing opportunities for achievement and recognition. Chapter Two gives an idea about how the literature search was conducted and it provides an extensive literature review of the main topics related to the study. A critical evaluation of some of the research approaches and findings is given. The Investigator argues that the research instruments used by some library and information researchers, borrowed from the social sciences, have sometimes been inflexible and not quite suitable for use in library conditions. The main criticism is that library and information researchers have not developed their own research instruments for the investigation of problems relating to library and information work. Chapter Three provides the methodological approach in which the Investigator discusses his research instrument (CAIn), research procedures and hypotheses to be tested. Six main and five ancillary hypotheses were tested. Chi-Square and reliability tests were carried out in order to test hypotheses and the internal consistency reliability of CAIn. Chapter Four provides first stage data analysis where the perceptions of the Library Assistants are reported and analysed. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to analyse the data. The observation in this chapter is that most Library Assistants are dissatisfied with their promotional opportunities and pay. Although they are happy with their supervision, they consider that they are often not involved in the main stream decision making processes of the library. Chapter Five contains the hypotheses and reliability test for the research instrument. Some of the results point to the fact that job position, at library assistant level, is independent of length of service. This led to the conclusion that if the University Libraries were not promoting internally they were appointing externally hence the perceived lack of internal mobility. On the other hand, sex and age appeared to have influence on the view people held about work as a means to an end. More men than women viewed work as a means to an end. Where age was concerned the older one got the more significant work became. A general discussion is found in Chapter Six where issues relating to professionalism and its influence upon the Library Assistants' perceptions of their jobs, the work structure, rewards, autonomy and the meaning of work are raised. The Library Assistants perceive that a less hierarchical library structure is preferable to a hierarchical one. There appears to be a belief among these people that the professionalisation of the library occupation was responsible for the hierarchy which now exists. This Investigator argues that a conflict which might develop between the professionals and the non-professionals as a result of unfulfilled aspirations or demands for the professionalisation of librarianship will not help improve the position or status of the Library Assistant. Chapter Seven provides conclusion and summary while Chapter Eight gives some recommendations. It is recommended that further studies should be done in order to investigate in more detail the problem of pay satisfaction and promotion. There is also a need to re-assess the work roles and responsibilities of all library and information workers with a view to redesign jobs. A Three Tier Organisational Structure which emphasises an autonomous work groups approach is recommended.
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Priddis, DeAnne. "The search for work-life balance at SECURA." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2006/2006priddisd.pdf.

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Gaurav, Kunal [Verfasser]. "Quality of Work Life (QWL) & Employee Satisfaction / Kunal Gaurav." München : GRIN Verlag, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1182774407/34.

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Blair, Lawrence Scott. "Quality circle participation: Influences on quality of work life, job satisfation and self-esteem." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1988. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/502.

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Books on the topic "Quality of work life"

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Reilly, Nora P., M. Joseph Sirgy, and C. Allen Gorman, eds. Work and Quality of Life. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4059-4.

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1939-, Curtis Kent, ed. Morale: Quality of work life. Cincinnati, Ohio: VistaSystems, 1988.

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Hocevar, Susan Page. Quality of Work Life: 1992 survey. Monterey, Calif: Naval Postgraduate School, 1993.

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Burton, Kate. Live life, love work. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010.

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Mohezar, Suhana, Noor Ismawati Jaafar, and Waqar Akbar. Achieving Quality of Life at Work. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4265-4.

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Shinde, Gitanjali Rahul, Soumi Majumder, Haribhau R. Bhapkar, and Parikshit N. Mahalle. Quality of Work-Life During Pandemic. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7523-2.

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Organization, Asian Productivity, ed. Quality of work life in Japan. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization, 1991.

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Hawks, Melanie. Life-work balance. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008.

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Skinner, Natalie. Australian work and life index 2012: Work-life balance in South Australia 2012 : AWALI. Magill, SA, Adelaide: Centre for Work + Life, University of South Australia, 2012.

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Bäck-Wiklund, Margareta, Tanja van der Lippe, Laura den Dulk, and Anneke Doorne-Huiskes, eds. Quality of Life and Work in Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230299443.

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Book chapters on the topic "Quality of work life"

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Hammer, Leslie B., and Kristi L. Zimmerman. "Quality of work life." In APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology, Vol 3: Maintaining, expanding, and contracting the organization., 399–431. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/12171-011.

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Rosser, Vicki J., and Jan Minoru Javinar. "Quality of Work Life." In Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs Administration, 28–42. New York: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003443193-3.

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Bulger, Carrie. "Work-Life Balance." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 7231–32. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3270.

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Hill, E. Jeffrey, and Sarah June Carroll. "Work-Life Harmony." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 7237–38. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3271.

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Bulger, Carrie. "Work-Life Balance." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 1–3. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3270-2.

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Hill, E. Jeffrey, and Sarah June Carroll. "Work-Life Harmony." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 1–2. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3271-2.

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Bulger, Carrie. "Work-Life Balance." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 7834–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_3270.

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Hill, E. Jeffrey, and Sarah June Carroll. "Work-Life Harmony." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 7841–42. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_3271.

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Breaugh, James A., and Angela M. Farabee. "Telecommuting and Flexible Work Hours: Alternative Work Arrangements that Can Improve the Quality of Work Life." In Work and Quality of Life, 251–74. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4059-4_14.

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Holloway, Margaret, and Bernard Moss. "Spirituality and the quality of life." In Spirituality and Social Work, 73–95. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-36519-3_4.

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Conference papers on the topic "Quality of work life"

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Anindita, Rina, Lindawati, Taufiqur Rachman, and Hasyim. "How Demographics Affect Quality of Work Life and Work-Life Balance." In International Conference Recent Innovation. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0009949226162627.

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Žnidaršič, Jasmina, and Miha Marič. "WORK-LIFE BALANCE AS A LIFE QUALITY INDICATOR." In 4th International Scientific – Business Conference LIMEN 2018 – Leadership & Management: Integrated Politics of Research and Innovations. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia et all, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/limen.2018.404.

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Samuel, Rachel, and Roaimah Omar. "Work-life balance and quality of life in the new career." In 2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/chuser.2011.6163762.

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Wulantika, Lita. "Employee Performance Influenced by Their Quality of Work Life and Work Discipline." In Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Economic, Social Science and Humanities (ICOBEST 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icobest-18.2018.63.

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Tanrıverdi, Haluk. "The Effect Of Psychological Empowerment On Work Life Quality." In ICLTIBM 2017 - 7th International Conference on Leadership, Technology, Innovation And Business Management. Cognitive-Crcs, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.12.03.13.

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"Quality of Work Life of Chinese Teachers in Thailand." In Jan. 4-5, 2017 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Dignified Researchers Publication, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.15242/dirpub.dirh0117026.

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Napitu, Rumondang, Rosida Manurung, and Jane Savitri. "Quality of Work Life Divorced Female Civil Servant Teacher." In Proceedings of the 1st Pedagogika International Conference on Educational Innovation, PICEI 2022, 15 September 2022, Gorontalo, Indonesia. EAI, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.15-9-2022.2335920.

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Sumartini, Sri, Asih Purwandari Wahjoe Puspita, Tirta Adikusuma Suparto, Slamet Rohaedi, and Anggun Permatasari. "Quality of Nursing Work Life in Subang Hospital Indonesia." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.18.

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Salmah, Umi, Harmein Nasution, Gerry Silaban, and Etti Sudaryati. "Validity and Reliability Test of Work Climate Questionnaire and Quality of Work Life." In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health and Agriculture, ICEHHA 2021, 3-4 June 2021, Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia. EAI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.3-6-2021.2310679.

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Hasanati, Nida. "The Role of Work Life Quality towards Teacherrs Professional Commitment." In 2018 3rd International Conference on Education, Sports, Arts and Management Engineering (ICESAME 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/amca-18.2018.180.

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Reports on the topic "Quality of work life"

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Rice, Robert W. Work and the Perceived Quality of Life. A Final Report. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada175406.

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Ferre, Zuleika, Néstor Gandelman, and Giorgina Piani. Quality of Life in Montevideo. Inter-American Development Bank, September 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011268.

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This paper analyzes various dimensions of the quality of life in Montevideo. The paper finds that satisfaction with various public goods and services at the neighborhood level play a minor role in the overall reported well-being of individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic situation and work. This is in spite of significant disparities in a wide range of indicators among those living in different areas of the city. The results further suggest that differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality.
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Bogason, Ágúst, Maja Brynteson, and Hilma Salonen. Remote Work in Rural Areas: Possibilities and uncertainties. Nordregio, February 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/r2024:71403-2503.

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This study investigates the role of remote work in enhancing the resilience of rural and remote municipalities in the Nordic countries, highlighting the shift towards hybrid work models. The report presents six case studies, each detailing the context, challenges and opportunities associated with remote work. The study found that many public authorities lack formal remote work policies, relying on pre-existing or pandemic-developed frameworks aimed at work-life balance. The research points to remote work's potential for attracting and retaining residents and skilled workers, crucial for rural development, despite challenges like the need for improved digital infrastructure and the absence of formal policies. Initiatives like co-working spaces and the focus on enhancing regional attractiveness through quality of life and infrastructure investments are seen as key to leveraging remote work for sustainable regional development. However, the study also notes obstacles such as legislative issues and the need for comprehensive strategies to fully realise the benefits of remote work for rural revitalisation. Remote work offers a pathway to sustainable development in Nordic regions by introducing new skills, enhancing business innovation, and improving public services, which helps combat out-migration and boosts quality of life. For maximum impact, investments in digital infrastructure, supportive work environments, and regional attractiveness are crucial, paving the way for a more vibrant and sustainable future.
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HILTON, Thomas F. Individual, Organizational, and Job Factors Affecting the Quality of Work Life Among Navy Nurse Corps Officers. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada178863.

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Sarkar, Sandip. Quality of Employment: Selected Country Cases in Asia. Asian Productivity Organization, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.61145/mmzi8778.

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The combined efforts of generating employment opportunities and improving job quality play pivotal roles in shaping an economy and workforce productivity. This report analyzes the impact of productive employment and employment quality on labor market performance across nine APO member countries, including dimensions like income, safety, and work-life balance, and recommends tailored policies to enhance both labor productivity and the well-being of workers.
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Cameron, Amy, Ali Floyd, Erin Hardee, Ailsa Mackintosh, Nicola Stanley-Wall, and Emma Quinn. Using An Evaluation Framework to Direct Public Engagement Work: 2017-2022 with Case Studies. University of Dundee, September 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001290.

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We are the School of Life Sciences Public Engagement team. This team encompasses the Schools Outreach Organiser and Public Engagement and Communications Officer as well as the WCAIR Public Engagement Manager and Public Engagement Officer and the Academic Lead. We provide support for the staff and students within the School of Life Sciences in engaging with the public, including training, resource development, administrative support, and specialist expertise. We have staff and student development, and social purpose at the heart of all that we do. In 2017 we defined four main aims as part of our new Public Engagement with Research Strategy: → Build on our creative partnerships to deliver a high-quality, innovative engagement programme. This will inspire participation in and understanding of our research, making science relevant for everyone. → Engage a diverse range of people with our research. → Consult with our local communities to widen our reach and meet their needs. → Promote and support a culture of active participation in public engagement within our life sciences community. In 2018, we worked with Evaluation Support Scotland to set up our evaluation framework. Some of the evaluation outcomes, and their associated indicators, were set to evidence the good work we were already doing. Some were set to drive us to improve our practice. Over the past five years, we have used the framework to monitor our work. Each annual reflection gave us confidence in some areas but also pushed us to re-examine some of our long-standing practices and assumptions and refine the framework to meet changing needs. Here we showcase how we used the evaluation framework to guide our work and in doing so, provide a flavour of the public engagement activities the School of Life Sciences undertakes. We demonstrate how we knew if we were being successful, where we had more work to do, and where we were unrealistic with our expectations.
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Knibb, Rebecca, Lily Hawkins, and Dan Rigby. FoodSensitive Study: Wave One Survey. Food Standards Agency, October 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.sov133.

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We commissioned this survey to better understand how food allergies, intolerances and coeliac disease affect people across the UK, and the factors associated with higher or lower quality of life. It will also inform our ongoing work to monitor and evaluate the success of the FSA’s food hypersensitivity programme. The FSA will be running a second wave of the survey in autumn this year, and we will use this to observe any differences in the eating out and quality of life data collected across the two timepoints.
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Friedman, Haya, Julia Vrebalov, and James Giovannoni. Elucidating the ripening signaling pathway in banana for improved fruit quality, shelf-life and food security. United States Department of Agriculture, October 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2014.7594401.bard.

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Background : Banana being a monocot and having distinct peel and pulp tissues is unique among the fleshy fruits and hence can provide a more comprehensive understanding of fruit ripening. Our previous research which translated ripening discoveries from tomato, led to the identification of six banana fruit-associated MADS-box genes, and we confirmed the positive role of MaMADS1/2 in banana ripening. The overall goal was to further elucidate the banana ripening signaling pathway as mediated by MADS-boxtranscriptional regulators. Specific objectives were: 1) characterize transcriptional profiles and quality of MaMADS1/2 repressed fruit; 2) reveal the role of additional MaMADSgenes in ripening; 3) develop a model of fruit MaMADS-box mode of action; and 4) isolate new components of the banana ripening signaling pathway. Major conclusion: The functions of the banana MaMADS1-5 have been examined by complimenting the rinor the TAGL1-suppressed lines of tomato. Only MaMADS5 exhibited partial complementation of TAGL1-suppressed and rinlines, suggesting that while similar genes play corresponding roles in ripening, evolutionary divergence makes heterologous complementation studies challenging. Nevertheless, the partial complementation of tomato TAGL1-surpessed and rinlines with MaMADS5 suggests this gene is likely an important ripening regulator in banana, worthy of further study. RNA-seqtranscriptome analysis during ripening was performed on WT and MaMADS2-suppressed lines revealing additional candidate genes contributing to ripening control mechanisms. In summary, we discovered 39 MaMADS-box genes in addition to homologues of CNR, NOR and HB-1 expressed in banana fruits, and which were shown in tomato to play necessary roles in ripening. For most of these genes the expression in peel and pulp was similar. However, a number of key genes were differentially expressed between these tissues indicating that the regulatory components which are active in peel and pulp include both common and tissue-specific regulatory systems, a distinction as compared to the more uniform tomato fruit pericarp. Because plant hormones are well documented to affect fruit ripening, the expressions of genes within the auxin, gibberellin, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, salicylic and ethylene signal transduction and synthesis pathways were targeted in our transcriptome analysis. Genes’ expression associated with these pathways generally declined during normal ripening in both peel and pulp, excluding cytokinin and ethylene, and this decline was delayed in MaMADS2-suppressed banana lines. Hence, we suggest that normal MaMADS2 activity promotes the observed downward expression within these non-ethylene pathways (especially in the pulp), thus enabling ripening progression. In contrast, the expressions of ACSand ACOof the ethylene biosynthesis pathway increase in peel and pulp during ripening and are delayed/inhibited in the transgenic bananas, explaining the reduced ethylene production of MaMADS2-suppressed lines. Inferred by the different genes’ expression in peel and pulp of the gibberellins, salicylic acid and cytokinins pathways, it is suggested that hormonal regulation in these tissues is diverse. These results provide important insights into possible avenues of ripening control in the diverse fruit tissues of banana which was not previously revealed in other ripening systems. As such, our transcriptome analysis of WT and ripening delayed banana mutants provides a starting point for further characterization of ripening. In this study we also developed novel evidence that the cytoskeleton may have a positive role in ripening as components of this pathway were down-regulated by MaMADS2 suppression. The mode of cytoskeleton involvement in fruit ripening remains unclear but presents a novel new frontier in ripening investigations. In summary, this project yielded functional understanding of the role and mode of action of MaMADS2 during ripening, pointing to both induction of ethylene and suppression of non-ethylene hormonal singling pathways. Furthermore, our data suggest important roles for cytoskeleton components and MaMADS5 in the overall banana ripening control network. Implications: The project revealed new molecular components/genes involved in banana ripening and refines our understanding of ripening responses in the peel and pulp tissues of this important species. This information is novel as compared to that derived from the more uniform carpel tissues of other highly studied ripening systems including tomato and grape. The work provides specific target genes for potential modification through genetic engineering or for exploration of useful genetic diversity in traditional breeding. The results from the project might point toward improved methods or new treatments to improve banana fruit storage and quality.
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Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas, and Gerhard Naegele. Exclusion and inequality in late working life in the political context of the EU. Linköping University Electronic Press, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789179293215.

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European societies need to increase the participation in work over the life course to support the provision of qualified labour and to meet the challenges for social security systems under the condition of their ageing populations. One of the key ambitions is to extend people’s working lives and to postpone labour market exit and retirement where possible. This requires informed policies, and the research programme EIWO – ‘Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life: Evidence for Policy Innovation towards Inclusive Extended Work and Sustainable Working Conditions in Sweden and Europe’ – aims to push the boundaries of knowledge about late working life and the potential of its inclusive and equal prolongation via a theoretically driven, gender-sensitive combination of multi-level perspectives. EIWO takes a life course approach on exclusion and inequality by security of tenure, quality of work, workplaces, and their consequences. It identifies life course policies, promoting lifelong learning processes and flexible adaptation to prolong working lives and to avoid increased exclusion and inequality. Moreover, it provides evidence for policies to ensure both individual, company and societal benefits from longer lives. To do so, EIWO orientates its analyses systematically to the macro-political contexts at the European Union level and to the policy goals expressed in the respective official statements, reports and plans. This report systematizes this ambitious approach. Relevant documents such as reports, green books and other publications of the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament (EP), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as those of social partners and research institutions, have been systematically scanned and evaluated. In addition, relevant decisions of European summits have been considered. The selection of documents claims completeness regarding relevant and generally available publication, while relevance is defined from the point of view of EIWO’s interests. It is the aim of this report to provide a sound knowledge base for EIWO’s analyses and impact strategies and to contribute to the emerging research on the connection between population ageing and the European policies towards productivity, inclusiveness, equity, resilience and sustainability. This report aims to answer the following questions: How are EIWO’s conceptual classification and programme objectives reflected in the European Union’s policy programming? How can EIWO’s analyses and impact benefit from a reference to current EU policy considerations, and how does this focus support the outline of policy options and the formulating of possible proposals to Swedish and European stakeholders? The present report was written during early 2022; analyses were finalized in February 2022 and represent the status until this date.
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Abbott, Pamela, Dickson Malunda, and Ismael Byaruhanga. Assessing the Impact and Scalability of Participatory Homegrown Programs on Reducing and Redistributing Unpaid Care Work among Women in Rwanda: A Case of Reseaux des Femmes' Unpaid Care Work Project in Rwanda: Baseline Report. Centre for Global Development, University of Aberdeen, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57064/2164/21125.

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This report provides a descriptive overview of the quantitative baseline data collected in January and February 2022 for a research project evaluating a complex social intervention to reduce and redistribute women’s unpaid care work (UCW) in Rwanda using homegrown solutions. The intervention aims to reduce and redistribute UCW undertaken by women in Rwanda's rural areas, thereby improving their quality of life and increasing their empowerment. The findings discussed in this report are from a survey of intervention and control households and 7-day time diaries completed by husbands and wives in each household, with some illustrative material from simultaneous qualitative research. The research design for the project is a cluster trial informed by critical realism (CRCT) , combining quantitative and qualitative research methods to explain what works for whom under what circumstances. The intention is not just to identify the changes that can be attributed to the intervention but to develop explanatory theories of why the changes took place (Danermark et al., 2019; Porter et al., 2017; Porter and O’Halloran, 2012). The purpose of a Working Paper at this stage of the project is mostly to describe the lives and subordination of rural women as revealed by the baseline survey and, in the process, to identify any differences between control and intervention groups which have occurred by chance and will need to be controlled statistically in the analysis of the final results.
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