Influence Of Work Environment On Employees’ Quality Of Worklife And Commitment At Devki Steel Mills Limited-ruiru

Abstract

To increase in the production of any organization, overall job satisfaction, quality of work life and organizational Commitment plays an important role. These are all closely related to each other and very important for an organization production and growth. Psychologist and human resource management practitioners are widely researching in organizational commitment and quality of work life areas. The purpose of this study therefore was to determine the influence of work environment on employees’ quality of work life and commitment at Devki Limited- Ruiru. The research is expected to benefit Human Resource Specialists, other institutions and researchers. The research also looked at the past studies that have been conducted relating to work environment, quality of work life and commitment, the gap is also identified and a research question posed in chapter two. This study employed the descriptive research design and the source of data used was primary data. Primary information was obtained by use of questionnaire that were filled by respondents. The researchers utilized both structured and open ended questionnaires to gather data from the targeted permanent blue collar employees at Devki Steel Mills Limited. Data was analyzed by use of distribution tables, bar charts, pie charts. From the data collected it is evident that work environment does influence the quality of work life of employees and commitment. The researcher proposed some recommendations and suggested further areas of study.