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Quality of Work Life and Differences in Demographic Characteristics Among Managerial Staff in Algerian Tertiary Sector

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Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) (IEA 2018)

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Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to measure the level of quality of work life (QWL) and to study the differences in demographic characteristics (gender, age, work experience and socio-professional category) among managerial staff in two public settings from tertiary sector based in Oran - Algeria.

A total sample of 252 managerial staff members participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire technique.

The analysis of the results showed that the level of QWL was medium, and there were no statistically significant differences in QWL between demographic characteristics categories (1) gender, (2) age, (3) work experience in these two organizations and (4) socio-professional categories. The results are discussed in the light of previous researches.

Finally, the study concluded that the QWL needs more attention from management levels in the public sector in Algeria.

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  1. Laboratory of Ergonomics and Prevention of Risks, University of Oran2, Oran, Algeria

    Bouhafs Mebarki, Mohammed El Amine Ahmed Fouatih & Mohamed Mokdad

  2. Tlemcen University, Tlemcen, Algeria

    Mohammed El Amine Ahmed Fouatih & Mohamed Mokdad

  3. Bahrain University, Zallaq, Bahrain

    Mohamed Mokdad

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  1. University of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino, San Marino

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  2. Centre for Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety, Tuscany Region, Florence, Italy

    Riccardo Tartaglia

  3. Centre for Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety, Tuscany Region, Florence, Italy

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  4. Fraunhofer FKIE, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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  5. International Ergonomics Association, Tokyo, Japan

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Mebarki, B., Fouatih, M.E.A.A., Mokdad, M. (2019). Quality of Work Life and Differences in Demographic Characteristics Among Managerial Staff in Algerian Tertiary Sector. In: Bagnara, S., Tartaglia, R., Albolino, S., Alexander, T., Fujita, Y. (eds) Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018). IEA 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 821. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_26

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