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Quality of work-life: scale construction and validation

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  • Sumbul Zaman
  • Amirul Hasan Ansari

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Purpose - There is a compelling need for developing constructs in management science rather than adapting the constructs that have been developed in other domains. Having emerged in the 1950s, quality of work-life (QWL) measures have proved to be ineffective due to the lack of conceptual clarity and theoretical support. The article analyses the QWL measures highlights their coherence and verifies them for being used in specific contexts. Design/methodology/approach - The study includes three stages to develop a QWL Measurement Scale. Fourteen questions were developed based on QWL concepts. They were validated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) which split the dimensions into five factors. A survey was conducted on 375 medical residents. Finally, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), convergence and validity were tested along the five dimensions. Findings - Results extend the QWL concept and provide theoretical support for the same. Five dimensions were developed to measure QWL namely: pay and benefits, supervision, intra-group relations, working conditions and training. Practical implications - The study may offer an overview of evaluation strategies to researchers and organizations that aim to improve employee QWL while they enhance its effectiveness through reliable instruments. Originality/value - The scale developed in this study contributes to the body of QWL literature in the healthcare arena. It may be beneficial to carry out further research in this domain.

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  • Sumbul Zaman & Amirul Hasan Ansari, 2022. "Quality of work-life: scale construction and validation," Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 40(5), pages 913-935, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jeaspp:jeas-07-2021-0118
    DOI: 10.1108/JEAS-07-2021-0118
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