Quality of Work Life and Psychological Empowerment among Employees: Malaysian Government-Linked Company
Nurul Isnaini Ahmad Sharani1, Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab2, Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar3, Nurul Farhana Mohd Noordin4, Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus5
1Nurul Isnaini Ahmad Sharani, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
2Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
3Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
4Nurul Farhana Mohd Noordin, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
5Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 25 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 December 2019 | PP: 695-698 | Volume-8 Issue-3S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: C12221083S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1222.1083S219
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Abstract: Psychological empowerment may provide more satisfaction towards a job and better productivity towards employees’ work and life. The aim of this study is to investigate the link between psychological empowerment and the quality of work life [QWL] in a government-linked company in Malaysia. Employing a cross-sectional survey research design, 182 employees from a financial sector company were recruited using simple random sampling method. The Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire [Spreitzer, 1995] and Quality of Work Life Questionnaire [Walton, 1980] were used to measure psychological empowerment and the quality of work life [QWL]. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science [SPSS]. Results showed that, the overall level of psychological empowerment is at a high level, while the level of quality of work life [QWL] is at a moderate level. The findings also showed that the relationship between psychological empowerment and the quality of work life has a very weak relationship. It can be concluded that, psychological empowerment is associated to quality of work life among the employees in a Malaysian government-linked company
Keywords: Cross-Sectional, Government-Linked Company, Psychological Empowerment, Quality Of Work Life.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences