Information professionals' quality of work-life and its impact on their job performance

Abstract

Purpose

Job performance (JP) of employees is a key indicator of success for any organization; however, job performance is dependent on many factors including personal and organizational. The current study aims to investigate this phenomenon concerning the quality of work-life (QoWL).

Design/methodology/approach

The study design was quantitative, and a questionnaire was filled by 130 professional librarians based on a convenient sampling technique. The research population was academic information professionals (IPs) serving the university libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. Data were analyzed using SPSS (20.0).

Findings

Job career satisfaction is proved a key indicator of JP along with job control and general well-being (GWB). Counterproductive work behavior (CWB), which is a negative behavior, is significantly affected by poor job satisfaction (JS), stress, feelings of unhappiness and low workplace autonomy.

Practical implications

The study suggests that if poor JS, stress, feelings of unhappiness and low workplace autonomy could be manipulated positively, CWB may be reduced and there are chances to improve the JP of IPs.

Originality/value

This is one of the first attempts that focuses on QoWL and its impact on JP of IPs. The study findings may help leaders and library administration to take employees' friendly decisions to provide a conducive work environment.

Citation

Soroya, S.H., Sarwar, T. and Soroya, M.S. (2022), "Information professionals' quality of work-life and its impact on their job performance", Library Management, Vol. 43 No. 3/4, pp. 240-256. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2021-0071