A study on factors affecting Quality of Work Life - with special reference to Library professionals

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Dear Respondent,

Thank you first of all for taking out your time to review this questionnaire.

This form pertains to research on study of factors affecting Quality of Work Life - with special reference to Library professionals.

The data collected will be used purely for academic purpose only.

Thank you in advance,

With best regards,

Calwin Rose
Nitesh Pawar

Please help me with your demographics

Please share your name and email id

Are you working as a librarian in any institute *

Yes

Name of your organization

Current City of residence *

Metro

Non Metro

Rural

AGE - *

18-25 years

25-35 years

35-45 years

Above 45 years

Gender *

Male

Female

Other

Marital Status *

Married

Unmarried

No of Dependants *

None

One

Two

Three or More

My Designation in the Organization *

Junior Level

Middle Level

Top Level

Time spent in travelling to my workplace *

Less than half an hour

Nearly one hour

Nearly two hours

More than two hours

Work Experience (in years) *

0-2

2-5

5-10

10+

Not Applicable

Income (In Lakhs) *

0-3 Lakhs

3 - 7 Lakhs

7 - 10 Lakhs

10+ Lakhs

Educational Qualification *

BLISC

MLISC

MPHIL

PHD

UGCNET

UGCNET + PHD

Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = Agree and 5 = Strongly agree *

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

My salary is the most significant factor to my happiness.

My family is the most significant factor to my happiness.

I feel fulfilled by my job.

I enjoy my job.

My job positively contributes to my overall happiness.

Co-workers positively contribute to my work environment.

My supervisors/managers positively contribute to my work environment.

I am satisfied with the time I spend with my family.

I prioritize my job over my personal and family life.

I prioritize my family over my work life.

I sacrifice sleep to make up time with my family.

There are not enough hours in the week

I sacrifice sleep for work.

I don't mind being too busy because I love my job.

The stress originating from my personal/family life make me unable to concentrate on my work

The demands arising from my work make my personal life stressful

I would like to reduce my working hours and stress levels, but feel I have no control over the current situation.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

My salary is the most significant factor to my happiness.

My family is the most significant factor to my happiness.

I feel fulfilled by my job.

I enjoy my job.

My job positively contributes to my overall happiness.

Co-workers positively contribute to my work environment.

My supervisors/managers positively contribute to my work environment.

I am satisfied with the time I spend with my family.

I prioritize my job over my personal and family life.

I prioritize my family over my work life.

I sacrifice sleep to make up time with my family.

There are not enough hours in the week

I sacrifice sleep for work.

I don't mind being too busy because I love my job.

The stress originating from my personal/family life make me unable to concentrate on my work

The demands arising from my work make my personal life stressful

I would like to reduce my working hours and stress levels, but feel I have no control over the current situation.

Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = Agree and 5 = Strongly agree *

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I leave my work at work.

I sometimes bring work home, but it's just a few things I may not have finished up.

I often complete additional work at home beyond work hours to try to keep up.

I leave every day at generally the same time

I often go into work on weekends or during irregular work hours.

I plan to stay at my current job for the foreseeable future.

I would recommend my job to someone else.

Employees who have good work-life balance in the organization will be more effective and successful

My Organization offers Mediclaim facility for its employees

My Organization organizes Holiday camps and picnics to manage work life and personal life

My Organization has an excellent leave policy for the employees

My Organization provides maternity and paternity leave to the employees

I get support from my functional head to maintain a balance between my work life and family life.

I feel the working conditions in my organization are satisfactory.

The working atmosphere of the organization is highly political.

The mutual adjustment among colleagues is not good.

Enough recreational facilities are available at my workplace

For managing stress arising from work I do yoga or meditation at home

For managing stress arising from work I care for my entertainment at home

I do not find it difficult to take leave at the time of social emergencies.

I meet the expectations of my colleagues and workmates.

I feel pressure while working when given a deadline.

I am not comfortable with the travelling time to the organization.

I do not do over-time to complete my work.

I do not get compensated for my extra efforts in the organization.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I leave my work at work.

I sometimes bring work home, but it's just a few things I may not have finished up.

I often complete additional work at home beyond work hours to try to keep up.

I leave every day at generally the same time

I often go into work on weekends or during irregular work hours.

I plan to stay at my current job for the foreseeable future.

I would recommend my job to someone else.

Employees who have good work-life balance in the organization will be more effective and successful

My Organization offers Mediclaim facility for its employees

My Organization organizes Holiday camps and picnics to manage work life and personal life

My Organization has an excellent leave policy for the employees

My Organization provides maternity and paternity leave to the employees

I get support from my functional head to maintain a balance between my work life and family life.

I feel the working conditions in my organization are satisfactory.

The working atmosphere of the organization is highly political.

The mutual adjustment among colleagues is not good.

Enough recreational facilities are available at my workplace

For managing stress arising from work I do yoga or meditation at home

For managing stress arising from work I care for my entertainment at home

I do not find it difficult to take leave at the time of social emergencies.

I meet the expectations of my colleagues and workmates.

I feel pressure while working when given a deadline.

I am not comfortable with the travelling time to the organization.

I do not do over-time to complete my work.

I do not get compensated for my extra efforts in the organization.

Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = Agree and 5 = Strongly agree *

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I always use social media to get work-related information.

Social media helps me maintain and build new network

I maintain close social relationships with my colleagues through social media.

I spend good amount of time interacting with my colleagues through social media.

I know some colleagues through social media on a personal basis.

I frequently communicate with my colleagues through social media.

I gained written knowledge about the technology effectively from my colleagues in social media

I learned to use business manuals effectively from my colleagues in social media.

I learned more from written knowledge about management techniques effectively from my colleagues in social media.

I learned new working expertise effectively from my network in social media.

I learned knowledge about corporate culture effectively from my colleagues in social media.

I always perform better than an acceptable level.

I often perform better than what can be expected from me.

I often put in extra effort in my work.

I intentionally expend a great deal of effort in carrying out my job.

I try to work as hard as possible.

The quality of my work is top-notch.

I would like my employer to take measures to prevent the overuse of technology for work purposes

I find it difficult to control the amount of time I spend using technology for work purposes out with my working hours

Because of technology, I find it hard to switch off from work when I am at home or out with friends/family

Using technology to stay connected to work out with my working hours has a negative impact on my life

Technology allows me to work more flexibly which has a positive effect on my stress levels

I feel anxious when I cannot access technology to check messages for work purposes

Using technology for social contact during the working day helps me cope better with pressures at work

The availability of flexible work arrangements is important to my long-term job satisfaction.

The availability of flexible work arrangements will affect my decision when choosing an employer.

Work-life balance leads to better job performance.