Identification of Effective Indexes on Employees Quality of Work Life among Production Employees: A Qualitative Research Based on Phenomenological Method

Subject Areas : Educational

Amin Barazandeh ¹ , Hosein Samavatian ² , Mohammad Reza Abedi ³

1 - Department of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
3 - Full Professor, Department of Consulting, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2017-08-19 Accepted : 2018-10-22 Published : 2018-12-22

Keywords: Borujen, Production Employees, phenomenology, Quality of Work Life, Effective Indexes,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to identify the indexes affecting the employees quality of work life in order to achieve a native pattern in this field. The statistical population of the research included all employees of the manufacturing sector of the NahanGol production and industrial company at Borujen, including 15 subjects, based on the purposeful sampling principle in qualitative research. Data collection tools in this research were based on qualitative research principles including interview and observation. The data were analyzed based on Colaizzi 's method in phenomenological research. The results showed that quality of work life has a total of 16 themes including incentives, salaries and benefits, effective training climate, organizational reputation, independence of practice, participation, empathic relationships, occupational factors, accident prevention, job security, extra-organizational factors, perceived justice, meaningfulness, spirituality, and corporate social responsibility along with 30 related sub-themes. Discovering new themes and sub-themes and their fit with cultural region is one of the innovations in this research.

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