ABSTRACT:
Orientation: The success of each and every business was greatly influenced by the quality of the working environment. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend the nature of the workplace and how it affects employees' dedication, particularly in the case of the insurance industry. Purpose: The overall goal of this study was to ascertain the link between quality of work life and employee commitment in the insurance industry, particularly in the Hoshiarpur district, and to investigate the impact of work-life quality on employee commitment. The absence of research on the connections between employee commitment and quality of work life makes it difficult to learn about both employee commitment and quality of work life, as well as the impact of QWL (predictor) on employee commitment (dependent).Research methodology: In the Hoshiarpur district, a descriptive research using a sample of N = 66 insurance industry workers was used. The information was gathered using Tanya Nayak's employee commitment survey scale and scale measuring the quality of nursing work-life. The questionnaire was electronically disseminated to workers in the insurance industry in order to perform a pilot study. Using IBM SPSS 25 version software, the Cronbach's alpha, mean, standard deviation, and correlation were determined. Findings: The data showed that employee commitment and quality of work life are fully associated, and the predictor has also demonstrated its impact over the dependents. Implications: The findings shed light on how workers' commitment to their jobs in the insurance industry is influenced by their quality of work life. Improved knowledge of how quality of work life affects employee commitment in the insurance industry contributes to the body of knowledge regarding both these topics, particularly in the context of the insurance industry in the Hoshiarpur district of the Punjabi province.
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Aarti Sharma. An Empirical study to investigate the Impact of Quality of Work-life on Employee Commitment among employees in the Insurance Industry in the Hoshiarpur District, Punjab, India. Asian Journal of Management. 2023;14(3):185-0. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2023.00031
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Aarti Sharma. An Empirical study to investigate the Impact of Quality of Work-life on Employee Commitment among employees in the Insurance Industry in the Hoshiarpur District, Punjab, India. Asian Journal of Management. 2023;14(3):185-0. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2023.00031 Available on: https://ajmjournal.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-14-3-5
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