QUALITY OF WORK LIFE (QWL), QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) AND HAPPINESS: EXPLORING THE LINKAGES FOR MILLENNIAL WORKFORCE

Although, quality of work life (QWL) and quality of life (QoL) has attracted the interest of practitioners and academic researchers alike, yet, the link of QWL and QoL with happiness remains under investigated, in particular, for the millennial workforce. Happiness has been considered as an important requisite of living a fulfilled and meaningful life. The purpose of this study is to uncover the complex linkages among three important factors; quality of work life, quality of life and happiness. In addition, the study identifies factors which affect happiness of millennial workforce at work. The study adopts cross-sectional survey approach. Data was collected from a random sample of 210 female employees working in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS AMOS 25.0. The findings were significant and advances the current knowledge and literature on the subject. This would also be a pioneer study in exploring the complex linkage among QWl, QoL and happiness for millennial at work.