A Study on Perception of Quality of Work Life among Textile Manufacturing Workers in East Godavari District

Dr. K. Srinivasa Krishna, Y. Suryanarayana Murthy

Abstract: Quality of work life is the extent of relationships between individuals and organizational factors that exist in the working environment. Quality of work life is the extent to which workers can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. It focuses strongly on providing a work environment conducive to satisfying individual needs. It is assumed that if employees have more positive attitudes about the organization and their productivity increases, everything else being equal, the organizationshould be more effective. The present study was conducted to examine whether the work related factors and demographic factors have any relationship with the perception of quality of work life and to explore the relationship between qualityof work and quality of life in textile industries located at East Godavari district. The work related factors are combined in six categoriesworking environment, welfare measures, safety measures, supervision, participation in decision making and intercommunication. The results hold that demographic factors and work related factors have significant relationship with perception of quality of work life.

Keywords: Quality of work life, perception, demographic factors, work related factors