Volume : 2, Issue : 5, MAY 2016

A STUDY OF QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND ITS IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

Shweta Pandey, Dr. M. S Khan

Abstract

Quality of work life is being used these days by organizations as a strategic tool to attract and retain the talent. QWL policies are increasingly becoming part of the business strategies and focus is on the potential of these policies to influence employees? quality of working life and more importantly to help them maintain work-life balance with equal attention on performance and commitment at work. One of the most important determinants of Quality of Work Life (QWL) is the career growth opportunities as supported by various researches done in past. Studies also predict that employee performance is also correlated with QWL. The present paper is to know the measure taken by the organization to improve the quality of work life of the employee in the organization, to know whether QWL leads to performance appraisal or in the improved productivity of the organization and to study whether quality of work life motivates the employees to learn further career opportunity for present and future roles.

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