TY - JOUR AU - Umer Quddoos, Muhammad AU - Hanif Akhtar, Muhammad AU - Zafar, Junaid PY - 2022/06/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Investigating the Impact of Safe, Healthy, and Quality Environment Practices in Textile Industry of Pakistan: A Commitment Towards Sustainable Development JF - Journal of Business & Economics  JA - JBE VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.2112/jbe.v14i1.537 UR - https://journals.au.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jbe/article/view/537 SP - 14-30 AB - <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> ER -