Impact of quality of work life on organizational commitment of employees in an apparel industry in Galle District
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2011
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Uva Wellassa University of Srilanka
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Apparel industry in Sri Lanka contributes to the economic development of the country by providing employment opportunities. There are 330000 employees are working in the apparel industry (Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association, 2009). Furthermore, according to the Central Bank Annual Report (2009), apparel industry contributes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 42% and to the exports by 46%.
In addition, this industry has achieved the GSP+ tax benefit. Apparel industry is a labor intensive industry and therefore, organizational performance is depending on the performance of the employees. In determining the employee performance, working environment and quality of work life climate would be playing a significant role. Therefore, this study focused on the impact of quality of work life on organizational commitment of employees in apparel industry in Galle district.
Objectives of the study were to identify the nature of the quality of work life and organizational commitment in apparel industry in Galle district, to determine the impact of quality of work life on organizational commitment in apparel industry in Galle district and to determine the relative contribution of each factor in quality of work life on organizational commitment in Apparel industry in Galle district.
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Marketing, Business Management, Entrepreneurship