Avaliação do nível de qualidade de vida no trabalho da empresa Paraíba Calçados.

Abstract

Studies on Quality of Life at Work (QWL) have intensified in recent times in an attempt to understand problems experienced in the organizational environment. The goal of this article was to assess the quality of life at work of the Company's employees Paraíba Calçados LTDA, based on Walton's model (1973). In this sense, it became necessary to know the employees' perception of the company's actions, related to to QVT, according to criteria specified in that model. The study has a descriptive and the approach is predominantly quantitative, with the case study as research strategy. A questionnaire was applied, containing 35 questions, based on the criteria of QVT proposed by Walton (1973), with the company's employees, except for the manager and sub-manager, since the questionnaire was intended only for employees without management positions. The results obtained with the research revealed higher rates of satisfaction on the part of the workers regarding the criteria related to working conditions, the use and development of capacities, social integration in the organization, constitutionalism and the social relevance of work in life.