Abstract:
Quality of work life in an organization is a critical factor for deciding employee related
outcomes in modern organizations. The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship
between the dimensions of the quality of work life and job performance dimensions through a
survey method using a questionnaire administered to a sample of 280 Station Masters who are
employed at Sri Lanka Railways. The construct ‘quality of work life’ was measured by using
eight dimensions based on Walton’s model developed in 1975. A three component model
including task performance, citizenship performance and counterproductive work dimensions
was used for measuring job performance. This study used descriptive statistics, correlation and
regression analyses to examine the relationship between the two variables. The result indicates
that there is a strong, positive and significant relationship between the two variables and are
positive and significant associations among the measurement dimensions of the variables.
Further, the quality of work life has a substantial influence on job performance. The paper has
of importance as it contributes to the existing body of knowledge originally and the
contributions have been specified.
