Quality of work life and occupational stress in higher technical education with reference to uttar pradesh

Abstract

This study examines the job satisfaction of faculty members working in Higher newline(Technical) Education sector in state of Uttar Pradesh and attempts to identify the newlinerelevant constructs contributing it. The main contributing constructs the researcher newlineaccessed as Quality of Work Life and Occupational Stress of the occupation. The newlinestudy focuses on a variety of five unique factors contributing QWL and five factors newlinecontributing Occupational Stress which attributes significant impact on job satisfaction newlineof faculty members in sampled area. These factors were identified from the intensive newlineliterature review and qualitative study followed by the pilot study. Factors derived newlinewere tested for reliability and validity and found suitable for usage in this research newlinestudy. Central tendencies explained the mean values of the opinion on demographics newlineof respondents. The correlation analysis has shown the relative strength between newlinevariables and their impact on factors. ANOVA was used to assess sources of newlinedifferences in opinion because of demographic variables. Multiple regressions was newlineused for identification of constructs of job satisfaction (quality of work life and stress) newlineattributes having a significant role in job satisfaction in higher and professional newlineeducation organizations in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Through multiple regressions newlineanalysis relevant theoretical and conceptual model has been developed. This study newlineputs forward a number of implications that have practical relevance for the newlineorganization dealing with Higher (Technical) Education. The management of the newlineHigher (Technical) Education should try to motivate the faculty members and increase newlinethe faculty members Quality of Work Life (Compensation, Working Conditions, newlineParticipation in Decision making, Innovation and Creativity and Recognition and newlineAppreciation) and reduce the Occupational Stress (Variety of Tasks, Unfair Treatment newlineat Work Place, Professional Standards, Family Responsibility and Supervisory newlineSupports) level by improving all the identified factors and items. Al