Factors Affecting The Quality Of Work Life Among Faculty Members of Tribhuvan University

Abstract

The Quality teaching staff is the lifeblood of a successful educational system and for the development
of quality teaching faculty attention has to be paid to their QWL to ensure their job satisfaction and
commitment to their University. It is as the usual conception that the QWL of faculties largely depends
upon the quality of the people one works with, assisting colleagues in the organization, the salary
structure of an organization, nature of work, provision for respect and achievement. But there are some
other significant dimensions of QWL such as the autonomy of the work, relation, and co-operation, fair
and adequate compensation, and work environment which too have an impact. The aim of the present
study, therefore, was to investigate the relationship on QWL among teaching faculty of universities. The
data were collected from full-time academicians working in selected campuses in the Pokhara Valley. A
structured Google form questionnaire was used to gather the data. 400 questionnaires were distributed,
out of which only 204 questionnaires were found to be complete and usable for the analysis. Data were
analyzed using SPSS, in which descriptive analysis and correlation matrix. The findings of the study
pointed out that there is a significant positive relationship QWL dimensions and job position among
university professors, associated professors, and lecturers. They will serve as valuable inputs for the
universities in identifying the key workplace issues to develop strategies to address and improve the
quality of working conditions and to increase the quality of work-life of the faculty members towards
their universities.