Review on Quality of Work Life of Middle Management Employees

The quality of work-life (QWL) is important in motivating employees and increasing job satisfaction [1].QWL comprises a wide range of factors, including physical and mental well-being, economic stability, personal fulfilment, and a favourable relationship with one's workplace [2].The notion of QWL has evolved significantly over the last three decades, as scholars revised its definitions and theoretical foundations to address the complications connected with its interpretation and implementation [3].The caliber of a company's human resources and working circumstances is critical to meeting its strategic goals [4].In fact, by the 1970s, QWL had developed into a unique idea and a global movement [5].Although the movement's influence and the theory that informed it had long since diminished by the turn of the twenty-first century, both speak to the recently resurrected discussions about new digital technology in the workplace and offer the possibility of broadly humanizing work in a way that increases productivity and avoids the pendulum problem.According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 1993, work consisted of tasks carried out by people to produce commodities and services for their own use or the use of others, and it might either be rewarded or unpaid [6].When pay was concerned, it frequently fell under the umbrella of an employment relationship, converting people into workers with certain terms and circumstances, most notably, but not entirely, connected to remuneration [7].Individual variations in coping strategies with stress have been established by research (e.g., [8-10], and the complex connections between various coping techniques and related to work well-being and quality of life outcomes.For example, a comprehensive analysis of 17 research involving emergency nurses discovered that although negative coping methods, like avoidance, proved unhelpful in managing stress, positive coping strategies, such actively addressing problems, were connected to lower levels of burnout [11].Similar correlations between coping mechanisms and the degree of well-being, especially work-related quality of life, have been discovered in studies including nurses and other health and social care professionals [12][13][14][15][16][17].Many of the difficulties that were initially associated with work in the context of Quality of Work Life (QWL) survived, they said, but at the same time, new problems had evolved as a result of changes in employment. Purpose:In order to identify key variables and knowledge gaps, this study conducted an exhaustive literature analysis with a focus on the quality of work life among middle management workers.Methods: A thorough examination of the literature was undertaken, including databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, Research Gate, and others.These sources, which included journal articles, working papers, reports, magazines, books, and websites, gave significant insights into the aspects, problems, and determinants impacting work life quality (QWL).A variety of keywords were used to successfully identify relevant material.Findings/Results: The research found a strong link between strategic thinking, job happiness, employee productivity, employee engagement, and overall quality of work life (QWL).It focuses on middle management staff in continuous process enterprises in the state of Karnataka, an area that has gotten little attention in the QWL study arena.Originality: The results of this study give important insights to improve the quality of work life for employees and show tremendous promise for HR management across several sectors, businesses, and industries.