Exploring the Role of Quality of Work Life in Building Learning Organization: Applied Study on the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies

Yazan Emnawer Al Haraisa

doi:10.5539/ijbm.v13n9p24

Abstract

The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most important sectors at the level of countries because it has a big role in the development and sustain of other sectors. Therefore, the aim of this study examined the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the (16) Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. For the sample unit and analysis involved the employees selected randomly from the different areas in the target companies. In addition to, the researcher designed a questionnaire containing of (31) items to get the data required from respondents in order to attain study objectives. Moreover, the current study sought to explore the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies. The result of the current study found that the quality of work life have a positive impact on building learning organization in Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and the highest impact for job satisfaction, then safety and healthy work conditions whereas the work environment is the lowest impact. Therefore, the current study recommends that the Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies should focuses on quality of work life and their dimensions like job satisfaction, safety and healthy work conditions and work environment to build learning organization and achieve a benefits bundle or mutual interests to both employees and organizations. On the other hand, the current study applied on Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies’ .Therefore, there is a need to conduct more study in the future because the result of current studies limited and narrow. And also there is a need to take other dimensions of quality of work life like adequate and fair compensation and the social relevance of work life. And conduct further future studies on other sectors such as hotel, hospital and tourism. Moreover, conducting comparative studies with others sectors such as banks and clothes manufacturing companies.

Highlights

The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most important sectors at the level of countries because it has a big role in the development and sustain of other sectors
The purpose of current study is the exploring the impact of quality of work life in building learning organization from the view of employees working in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies
The current study sought to explore the role of quality of work life in building learning organization in the Jordanian pharmaceutical manufacturing companies

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Introduction

The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most important sectors at the level of countries because it has a big role in the development and sustain of other sectors. For this reason, there is an interested in researchers about pharmaceutical sector in Jordan, whereas these companies need to achieve quality through environment that characterized by safety and stability in order to enhance and increase their contributions in the society in the whole, this will help the organizations to work efficiently and effectively and sustain their contribution in economic development. The learning organization is a critical factor that assists the organization to gain competitive advantage. According to (Wang & Ellinger, 2008; Curado, 2006) described the learning organization as a main process helps the organization to achieve organizational success

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