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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of quality of work life dimensions, Safe
and healthy working conditions, Adequate income and fair compensation, Opportunities
for career growth and development, Opportunities to use and develop human capacities,
social integration and Constitutionalism on organizational commitment in Bahir Dar
Textile share company. Based on a review of the literature, the majority of the studies had
showed a positive effect between quality of work life and organizational commitment. This
study was executed on Bahir Dar Textile share company. The study was directed by
research objectives which pursued answers for the effect of quality of work life on
organizational commitment The research objectives were: to examine each quality of work
life parameters that have an effect on organizational commitment, to find out which quality
of work life parameter has a great effect on organizational commitment. The study
employed an explanatory research design to find the relationship between quality of work
life and organizational commitment. The population of the study is 1341 and Stratified
random sampling was used to sample 277 respondents who represented the total
population of the study area with a 90.5 % confidence level. In the study a quantitative
approach was used and data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Data were analyzed using descriptive,
correlation, and regression analysis. The results showed that quality of work life
dimensions, Safe and healthy working conditions, Adequate income and fair compensation,
Opportunities for career growth and development, Opportunities to use and develop
human capacities, Constitutionalism and Social integration tend to contribute positively
and significantly in determining organizational commitment. The detailed findings are
discussed in the study along with appropriate recommendations for organizations and
researchers. |
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