Determinants of Quality of Work Life: The Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kogi State

Emmanuel, M. E.; Orugun, J. J.; Audu, K.

doi:10.31149/ijefsd.v4i8.3405

Emmanuel, M. E. Department of Business Administration, Prince Abubakar Audu University, PMB 1008, Anyigba
Orugun, J. J. Department of Business Administration, Prince Abubakar Audu University, PMB 1008, Anyigba
Audu, K. Department of Business Education, Kogi State College of Education Technical Kabba, PMB 242, Nigeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31149/ijefsd.v4i8.3405

Keywords: Quality Of Work Life, Good Work Conditions, Work Scheduling Autonomy, Work Methods Autonomy, Decision-Making Autonomy

Abstract

The study aimed at determinants of quality of work life in Small and Medium Enterprises in Kogi State. The survey research design was applied. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted to choose the sample size of 365. Data were gathered and analyzed using inferential analytical technique. Regression analysis was used. Finding showed that quality work time has strong effect on QWL of SMEs’ employees in Kogi State (R2- 0.5128). Finding further showed that good work conditions have effects on the QWL of SMEs’ employees in Kogi State (R2- 0.9868). The study concluded that quality work time strongly determines the QWL of SMEs’ employees in Kogi State. Good work conditions strongly determine the QWL of SMEs’ employees in Kogi State. The study recommended that to improve employees' quality of life in Kogi State, SME owners should ensure that employees have considerable work time, and that they should adopt work scheduling autonomy and decision-making autonomy.

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