Study of the Relation between the Quality of Working Life and Organizational Commitment

As organizations are considered as the biggest most complicated phenomenon of the societies, it is required to study their mechanisms. The study of the components of the quality of working life in and organization is one of most important applied strategies required for the creation of an appropriate work environment, in which the personnel can use their highest capacities in an optimal manner, and increase their loyalty and commitment to their organization. This research aims to study the relation between the quality of working life (as an independent variable) and organizational commitment (as a dependent variable) of the personnel of the Islamic Azad University of Mahabad Branch. For this purpose, standard questionnaires have been prepared to collect required data using Walton questionnaire for the variable quality of working life”, and Mowday, Steers, and Porter questionnaire for organizational commitment. The reliability of the questionnaires has been tested using Cronbach’s alpha. The collected data are analyzed using the tests of descriptive statistics (including mean, tables, variance, etc.) and the results have been provided in tables. As the variables are measures in a ranking manner, Spearman nonparametric correlation test has been applied in form of a table for inferential test of the variables, and in conclusion, eight hypotheses of this research have been confirmed based on the values of correlation coefficients.

Keywords:

Quality of Working Life , Organizational Commitment