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Perspectives on the Quality of Working Life
International Studies of Management & Organization, 1975Basic assumptions and values implicit in the move to improve the quality of working life are outlined. Four major groups of criticisms of these assumptions and values are discussed at length, some being considered of strong weight and some nugatory. The significance of the quality of working life movement is then considered and the growth and diffusion
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2022
The quality of working life (QWL) is concerned with the conditions and practices in organizations that help to promote the well-being of the workforce. Interest in the subject grew during the second half of the 20th century, in the face of rising worker expectations and the challenges faced by organizations in attracting, motivating, and retaining ...
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The quality of working life (QWL) is concerned with the conditions and practices in organizations that help to promote the well-being of the workforce. Interest in the subject grew during the second half of the 20th century, in the face of rising worker expectations and the challenges faced by organizations in attracting, motivating, and retaining ...
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[Quality of life at work and quality of work].
Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere, 2012Unease at work is the consequence of a growing difficulty in carrying out high quality work based on performance criteria. Healthcare professionals are well placed to highlight these criteria which can be discussed within work groups. The aim of these groups is to work towards compromises combining efficiency and health.
Jean-Yves, Bonnefond, Yves, Clot
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International Journal of Social Economics, 1979
The body of literature in the field now commonly known as the “quality of working life” (QWL) has grown steadily over a period in which the industrialised nations have increasingly come to question the role and status of human beings in the modern technological environment.
Keith Newton +2 more
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The body of literature in the field now commonly known as the “quality of working life” (QWL) has grown steadily over a period in which the industrialised nations have increasingly come to question the role and status of human beings in the modern technological environment.
Keith Newton +2 more
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[Quality of life at work and quality of work].
Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere, 2015Quality of life at work initiatives centred on the quality of work lead us to focus on the company and the contribution of each individual to its performance. The consequences of such an approach must be assessed in the light of the work published by sociologists and occupational psychologists, together with institutional studies on the prevention of ...
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Industrial and Commercial Training, 1974
In May 1973 the Department of Employment published Manpower Paper number 7, ‘The Quality of Working Life’. This paper aroused considerable interest within the Chemical and Allied Products Industry Training Board, as its publication coincided with the completion of two years' work by a board working party on Organisation Development. Much of the work of
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In May 1973 the Department of Employment published Manpower Paper number 7, ‘The Quality of Working Life’. This paper aroused considerable interest within the Chemical and Allied Products Industry Training Board, as its publication coincided with the completion of two years' work by a board working party on Organisation Development. Much of the work of
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2022
Abstract The chapter addresses the nature, evolution and impact of the concept of quality of working life and the role of work design as a key component. It covers the period from the initial work of pioneers at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations to recent attempts to reinvigorate quality of working life research.
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Abstract The chapter addresses the nature, evolution and impact of the concept of quality of working life and the role of work design as a key component. It covers the period from the initial work of pioneers at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations to recent attempts to reinvigorate quality of working life research.
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The Quality of Working Life Assessment.
1997Recent theories for change management correctly acknowledge the role of computer-based technologies as means to (re) design work organisations. However, a high rate of failures in renewing organisations still persist. Such failures have been attributed to a general lack of knowledge and methods to handle the human side of change.
MARIANI, Michele +2 more
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Industrial Management & Data Systems, 1981
If the Quality of Working Life (QWL) is to become a distinct “school” then, it is argued, it should possess all the attributes of a school, in particular, vocabulary, concepts and methodology. The very importance of QWL problems in contemporary society would suggest that the realisation of these attributes is an urgent task.
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If the Quality of Working Life (QWL) is to become a distinct “school” then, it is argued, it should possess all the attributes of a school, in particular, vocabulary, concepts and methodology. The very importance of QWL problems in contemporary society would suggest that the realisation of these attributes is an urgent task.
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