Measuring Reliability and Validity Instruments of Work Environment towards Quality Work Life

摘要

Healthy and harmony work environment is important to retain and develop high quality work and life of employees. It is important to minimize job burnout, stress and unbalance of work requirement and family. In previous, there were many factors with vary key terms of work environment factors and studied in different area. Hence this study was conducted using factor analysis with objective to measure the reliability and validity factors of work environment in context of quality work life. A survey was conducted at five listed company in Sabah to represent the response to this study. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) with varimax rotation indicated were two main factors that influence employees to experiences high quality of work and life. It was considered as organization citizenship and organizational social support in turn lead to ability of employee to balance between their job requirements, family and own life. The findings contribute to the study by identify the reliability and validity dimensions of work environment that can be applicable to others studies. More than that develops awareness of employer on how to solve the issues of job burnouts, stress, or motivation of employees to retain and increase the human capital productivity and organization performance.