Quality of work life and organizational commitment amongst academic staff: Empirical evidence from Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the level and relationship between quality of work life with organizational commitment amongst academic staff in one of the leading public universities in Malaysia.A survey instrument was used to measure the perception of academic staff concerning their level of quality of work life and its relationship to organizational commitment. A total of 300 sets of questionnaire were distributed to academic staff in selected faculties and 170 useable questionnaires were used for statistical analysis. Based upon the study, the levels of QWL were found to be favorable and Organizational Commitment among staff were moderate. Practical implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are offered.

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“…The findings of the research showed that there is a significant relationship between job security and organizational commitment; in other words, higher job security may lead to increased organizational commitment. The results of this finding are consistent with studies of Daud [39], Normala [27] and Chesley [46]. In an organization, job security is considered as one of the issues that affect the organization's employees, therefore a part of the mental and intellectual energy of the organization is dedicated to this issue.…”

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“…When the literature is examined, there are many studies that reveal that there is a significant relationship between the quality work of life and organizational commitment of administrators and employees in different fields of study such as health, finance, education and military, and that quality of work life strongly influences/predicts organizational commitment (Aharon, Madjar, & Kagan, 2019;Ahmadian, Vafaeian, & Farshbaf, 2015;Akar, 2018a;Altay & Turunc, 2018;Barzoki & Sarand, 2015;Daud, 2010aDaud, , 2010bDaud, 2012;Daud, Yaakob, & Ghazali, 2015;Demir, 2016;Erdem, 2010;Farid, Izadi, Ismail, & Alipour, 2015;Heidarie, Askary, Saedi, & Gorjian, 2012;Hong, Tan, & Bujang, 2010;Sevgin, 2019;Saleem, 2017;Taşdemir Afşar, 2014;Yalcin & Akan, 2016). However, it is seen that the studies comparing the effect of quality of work life on administrators' and teachers' commitment to school/organization are limited.…”