Factors that affect quality of work life of the millennials linked to the commercial sector in Colombia

IF 2.1 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics & Sociology Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.14254/2071-789x.2021/14-2/4

Laura Martínez-Buelvas, Olga Jaramillo-Naranjo

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Abstract

. The present investigation has two aims: (1) to empirically examine the factors that affect QWL among the millennials working in the commercial sector in Colombia and (2) to investigate the role of a set of individual differences as moderators (for example, gender, educational level and type of contract) in a complete QWL model, based on the methodology of (Tarhini, Hone, & Liu, 2014). The instrument used was the Work Quality of Life Tool (Wage and Subjective Conditions) which has been validated in the previous studies. The total of 1,163 surveys were conducted with workers from the commercial sector in Colombia who belong to the generation Y or the millennial generation, that is, born between 1981 and 2000. The results show that training, promotion, wages and the relationship of the individual with their work directly and positively affect the quality of work life in the study sample. We conduct a confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equations, revealing that the majority of the hypothesis associated with gender, educational level and type of contract were supported. This study serves to support the establishment of programs, projects and management plans to generate adequate use of the talents and skills of the millennials and thus create challenging and satisfactory jobs that increase organizational productivity.

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影响哥伦比亚千禧一代工作生活质量的因素与商业部门有关

本调查有两个目的：（1）实证检验影响哥伦比亚商业部门千禧一代QWL的因素；（2）基于（Tarhini，Hone，&Liu，2014）的方法，调查一组个体差异作为调节因素（例如，性别、教育水平和合同类型）在完整的QWL模型中的作用。使用的工具是工作生活质量工具（工资和主观条件），该工具已在先前的研究中得到验证。共对哥伦比亚商业部门的Y一代或千禧一代，即1981年至2000年出生的工人进行了1163项调查。结果表明，在研究样本中，培训、晋升、工资以及个人与工作的关系直接且积极地影响工作生活质量。我们基于结构方程进行了验证性因素分析，发现与性别、教育水平和合同类型相关的大多数假设都得到了支持。这项研究旨在支持制定计划、项目和管理计划，充分利用千禧一代的才能和技能，从而创造具有挑战性和令人满意的工作，提高组织生产力。

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Economics & Sociology ECONOMICS-

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5.40

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6.70%

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24 weeks

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