About the Book

The sugar industry is the second largest industry and next to textile industry. It plays an important role in the India economic life of India. It is such an industry which makes an impact on agriculture directly. The sugar industry has great significatory value which cannot be devalued in its relationship with agricultural and industrial economy of the rural region of India. The Indian sugar industry is a key factor of rural development, supporting over about 55 million sugarcane farmers and their dependents and a large mass of agricultural labourers involved in sugarcane cultivation, harvesting, machine manufacturing etc. Further, the Uttar Pradesh is the foremost state in production of sugar and sugarcane in the country. It contributes almost fifty per cent of the total production of the country. But now-adays, Indian sugar industry is suffering from some basic problems i.e., archaic plant and machinery, poor physical condition and sickness etc. Hence, the term Quality of Work Life (QWL) has been increasingly used to describe certain environmental and humanistic values neglected by the industrial societies in favour of technological advancement, industrial productivity and economic growth. Therefore, this book is an attempt to highlight the dimensions and status of QWL in Uttar Pradesh Sugar Industry. It is widely covers the four important aspects of QWL i.e., working environment aspect, relational aspect, job aspect and financial aspect. In this context, this book will certainly prove to be useful to policy- makers, mill owners, employees, practitioners of human resource and students for understanding the conceptual knowledge of quality of work life and further research scope in this area.

About the Author

Dr Sudhir Chandra Das, Professor in Commerce at Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He did his PhD from BHU. His specialisation exclusively is Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour and current areas of interest in research are HRD, Industrial Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility, High Performance Work Systems and Insurance etc. He has published forty research papers in national and international reputed indexed journals and delivered good numbers of lecturers in the capacity of key note speaker/guest faculty/resource person. Prof. Das has completed one UGC major research project and currently working in ICSSR, (New Delhi) major research project on Work Life Balance. He has visited two times abroad for presenting research papers in Canada and England. Further, Prof. Das has been awarded Best Business Academic of the Year (BBAY) Award 2006, by AICC, India. Mr Anil Kumar Gope is Qualified UGC-NET-JRF in Human Resource Management in 2011. Presently he is pursuing his doctoral research in the Faculty of Commerce, BHU.,

Table of Contents:
List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Quality of Work Life – An Introduction Introduction • Quality of Work Life, Concept and Indicators • The Evolutionary Stages of Quality of Work Life • Scientific Management Movement •Human Relation Movement • Sociotechnical Movement •Development of QWL Programmes in India • Dimensions of QWL • Measurement of Quality of Working Life • Benefits from Improved QWL • Changing Technology and its Impact on QWL • Quality of Work Life and Organisational Variable • Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Quality of Life • Techniques for Improving QWL. 2. Review of Literature and Research Strategy Review of Literature • Objectives of the Study • Hypotheses of the Study • Identified Factors and Variables of the Study • Significance of QWL in Agro-based Industries • Research Design • Scope of the Study • Method Design • Measurement and Scaling Techniques • Sampling Design • Data Collection • Brief Profile of Select Sample Sugar Mills • The Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd. Sultanpur, (Avadh) • Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd., Ramkola • The Kanoria Sugar and General Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Captainganj • J.H.V. Distillery and Sugar Mill, Paudrona • Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd., 9 13 15 17 21 23 56 6 Quality of Working Life in Sugar Industry Semikhera, Deorania • Kesar Enterprises Ltd., Baheri, Bareily • J.K. Sugar Ltd., Sindhauli Road, Meerganj • DSCL Sugar Ltd., Rupapur, Hardoi • The Bagpat Co-op. Sugar Mills Ltd., Bagpat • Indian Potash Ltd. Sakauti Tanda • Bajaj Hindustan Ltd., Kinauni • Indian Potash Ltd., Mohiuddinpur • Personal Profile of Sugar Mills Employees • Analysis Design • Chapter Scheme. 3. Indian Sugar Industry - An Overview Overview of Indian Sugar Industry • Structure of Indian Sugar Industry • Progress of Sugar Industry during Five Year Plans • SWOT Analysis of Indian Sugar Industry • Sugar Export and Import •Policies and Issues Relating to Sugar Industry •The Global Sugar Industry Scenario• Origin and Development of Sugar Industry in Uttar Pradesh • Zone-wise Performance of UP Sugar Industry • Uttar Pradesh State Sugar Corporation Ltd. (UPSSCL) • Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation Ltd. (UPCSFFL) • Private Sector Sugar Mills in Uttar Pradesh • Problems of the Sugar Industry in Uttar Pradesh • Critically Assessment and Conclusion • Future Prospects of the Indian Sugar Industry. 4. Working Environment Factor — An Analysis Introduction • Geographical Location-wise Analysis of Working Environment Factor • Nature of Organisation-wise Analysis of Working Environment Factor • Nature of Employment-wise Analysis of Working Environment Factor • Analysis of Work Environment Factor with Select Demographic Variables • Conclusions. 5. Relational Factor - An Evaluation Introduction • Geographical Location-wise Analysis of Relational Factor • Nature of Organisation-wise Analysis of Relational Factor • Nature of Employment-wise Analysis of Relational Factor • Analysis of Relational Factor with Select Demographic Variables • Conclusions. 6. Job Factor — An Appraisal Introduction • Geographical Location-wise Analysis of Job Factor • Nature of Organisation-wise Analysis of Job Factor • Nature of Employment-wise Analysis of Job Factor • Analysis of Job Factor with Select Demographic Variables • Conclusions 82 119 144 161 Contents 7 7. Financial Factor — An Assessment Introduction • Geographical Location-wise Analysis of Financial Factor • Nature of Organisation-wise Analysis of Financial Factor • Nature of Employment-wise Analysis of Financial Factor • Analysis of Financial Factor with Select Demographic Variables • Conclusions. 8. Factors of QWL- An Effectiveness and Impact Analysis Introduction • First Phase of Impact Factor Analysis • Second Phase of Impact Factor Analysis • Impact of Multiple Independent QWL Variables on Employees Productivity (Binary Logistic Regression Analysis) • Impact of Multiple Independent QWL Variables on Workers Participation in Management (Binary Logistic Regression Analysis) • Impact of Multiple Independent QWL Variables on Job Satisfaction (The Ordinal Regression Model) • Impact of Multiple Independent QWL Variables on Motivation (The Ordinal Regression Model) • Impact of Multiple Independent QWL Variables on Organisational Loyalty (The Ordinal Regression Model) • Conclusions. 9. Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Suggessions Introduction • The Design and Methodology of the Study • Summary of Chapters • Findings of the Study • Conclusion of the Study • Suggestions • Scope for Further Research. List of Annexures Annexure-A: Quality of Work Life Questionnaire for Survey. Annexure-B: List of Sugar Factories in UP. Bibliography Index