A Study on the Quality of Work Life (QWL) among faculty members of University of Tehran(UT) and Sharif university of Technology (SUT)

摘要

The aim of this study was to determine the Quality of Work Life (QWL) among faculty members of University of Tehran and Sharif university of technology. Utilizing correlation research method, 150 faculty members, according to their academic ranks was selected based on classifying and relative methods. Construct and discriminant validity were conducted on the instrument. The collected data was analyzed using T Test. Results indicate that: a) Faculty members of both UT and SUT are in a relatively unfavorable QWL condition; b) There is no significant difference in the level of QWL among faculty members of the two universities, however, there is a small difference in social integrity and cohesiveness between the two populations. Put differently, the members of SUT hold an upper level of social integration and cohesiveness in comparison with the UT faculty.