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An empirical examination of the dimensions of quality of working life

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A factor analysis was undertaken in an effort to investigate the underlying structure of the quality of working life (QWL) construct. The responses of 95 managers to 42 items were used to derive Varimax factors obtained from rotating the first five principal components. Some affinities with existing a priori lists of QWL criteria or categories are noted. But the total structure derived is superior to any of these, since it simultaneously deals with separate criteria which focus on individual and collective QWL concepts. Scales are produced which are explicable on the apparent meaning of the items which cluster. Adequate orthogonality and internal consistency are reported for the scales, and these in turn lead to increased confidence in the meaning of the structure obtained.

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  • Taylor, James C, 1978. "An empirical examination of the dimensions of quality of working life," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 153-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:6:y:1978:i:2:p:153-160
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    1. Nor Azimah Chew Abdullah & Nazlina Zakaria & Nida Zahoor, 2021. "Developments in Quality of Work-Life Research and Directions for Future Research," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, November.
    2. Jean-Pierre Martel & Gilles Dupuis, 2006. "Quality of Work Life: Theoretical and Methodological Problems, and Presentation of a New Model and Measuring Instrument," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 77(2), pages 333-368, June.

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