@article{Umer Quddoos_Hanif Akhtar_Zafar_2022, title={Investigating the Impact of Safe, Healthy, and Quality Environment Practices in Textile Industry of Pakistan: A Commitment Towards Sustainable Development}, volume={14}, url={https://journals.au.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jbe/article/view/537}, DOI={10.2112/jbe.v14i1.537}, abstractNote={<p>This paper aims at analyzing the impact of the quality of work-life (QWL) regime comprising the standard operating practices related to workers’ health, safety, and better environment on<br>the performance of textile firms in Pakistan. Data for the study were collected through a response<br>mechanism by distributing structured questionnaires among five hundred and four (504) workers<br>in the textile manufacturing firms at various industrial zones in five major cities of Karachi, Islamabad, Multan, Lahore, and Faisalabad. The analysis was conducted through Partial Least Squares<br>(PLS) based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results of the study reveal that a healthy and<br>conducive work environment (HCW) invariably improves employees’ performance. These include<br>health practices and more rest hours during work and flexible working hours so the workers can<br>work efficiently according to their abilities. Likewise, providing a smoke-free work environment<br>tends to help workers to perform well at the workplace.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Business & Economics }, author={Umer Quddoos, Muhammad and Hanif Akhtar, Muhammad and Zafar, Junaid}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={14-30} }