Investigating the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Organizational Commitment amongst Employees in Malaysian Firms

Determining the quality of work life (QWL) of employees is an important consideration for employers interestedin improving employees’ job satisfaction and commitment. The purpose of this paper was to investigate therelationship between quality of work life and organizational commitment among a sample of employees inMalaysia. Seven QWL variables were examined namely growth and development, participation, physicalenvironment, supervision, pay and benefits and social relevance were examined to determine their relationshipwith organizational commitment. The results showed that there was a relationship between QWL andorganizational commitment and provide insights on how Malaysian firms could improve upon their employees’commitment.