The study examines the relationship between Quality of work life (QWL) and job performance among the faculty of technical institutions in the state of Punjab, India. Data collected from a sample of 445 respondents through a structured questionnaire have been put to data analysis with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 20). Four factors that are associated with QWL (i.e., management policies, fair pay, work environment, and job design & social space) have been identified through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Subsequently, the relationship between the

Purpose: The study aims to find out various factors associated with the quality of work-life (QWL) among faculty working in technical institutes in the state of Punjab, India. Design/Methodology: Data have been collected by judgement sampling—a non-probability sampling technique with a self-designed questionnaire which has been administered to the faculty of various technical institutes (both private and government promoted) situated in the state of Punjab. The data have been analysed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 20 through Reliability analysis, Kaiser–Meyer–Oklin (KMO) test, Bartlett’s test of sphericity. Thereafter, factor analysis is used to identify the factors associated with the QWL. Findings: Seven factors are identified: management policies, work environment, fair salary and rewards, training and development opportunities, job design and life space, job/social security and grievance handling. Besides these, the factorial validity (convergent and discriminant validity) is also established. Originality: Vast literature is available on the area under study but perhaps none of the studies has been conducted to investigate QWL of faculty in the technical education sector. The implications of these findings will have a significant role in improving the understanding of factors associated with work-life quality of the faculty.

Purpose This study aims to examine the mediating role of employee commitment between the quality of work-life (QWL) and job performance among the faculty of technical institutions established in the province of Punjab (India). Design/methodology/approach The data collected from 434 faculty members with a response rate of 72% is analyzed and the mediation effect of employee commitment between the QWL and job performance of the faculty is modeled through partial least square-structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that employee commitment partially mediates between QWL and job performance. To strengthen the result, mediation of employee commitment is also tested for each dimension of the QWL with job performance. All the factors of QWL also supported a partial mediation effect. Practical implications The findings of the study may help the policymakers to understand, frame and implement appropriate policies for improving the work-life quality and commitment among the faculty. This may further assist in augmenting the overall performance of the faculty amidst a crisis in the sector. Originality/value The study highlights the role of employee commitment as a mediator between the QWL and job performance of the faculty in the technical education sector which is one of its kind and possibly not yet explored. Besides, the study proposes some measures in improving the work-life quality and job performance of the faculty.

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