Abstract:
The aim of the research was to study the impact of national culture and emotional intelligence on quality of work life among industrial employees of pharmaceutical sector and mean differences of demographic variables. The sample of this study consisted of n=994 participants (males=904, females=90) working in different industries in Pakistan. Values Survey Module (Hofstede, 1994), The Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Gignac, 2010), and Quality of Worklife Scale (Swamy et.al., 2015) were used in the present research to measure national culture, emotional intelligence, and quality of work life with alpha reliability of the scales found to be .76, .86 and .95 respectively. Cross-sectional survey research and purposive sampling was used. Reassessment of the national culture revealed a collectivist culture with low power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, masculinity and short-term time orientation. Results of Pearson s’ correlation among variables revealed that the national culture: power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity had significant negative correlation with quality of work life. But collectivism and time orientation had significant positive relationship with emotional intelligence. Collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and time orientation significantly predicted emotional intelligence and quality of worklife. Emotional intelligence significantly mediated the impact of collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and short term orientation on quality of work life. Gender differences were non-significant. Significant differences in job experiences were confirmed. Age, education, management level, salary and organizational size showed significant differences in quality of worklife. Implications of the study for organizations and industries and suggestion for future research have also been discussed.
Page(s):
39-39
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Global Science Technology and Management Conference, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
management
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Emotional Intelligence
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Industrial Employees
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Pharmaceutical
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Quality of Work Life
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National Culture