Today’s work environment is becoming more challenging and complex due to various factors affecting an organization and its human resources. Globalization, technological innovations, workforce diversity, and new labor laws are just few among the contributory factors. Relatively, employees’ quality of work life has been a challenge that organizations need to address. Thus, this study aimed to describe and understand the organizational culture and quality of work life of employees which results can be a basis for policy and program development by educational institutions. Descriptive correlational research with purposive quota sampling was utilized to achieve the objectives of this study. The participants were employees from higher education institutions in CALABARZON Region. Data were statistically treated and analyzed using measures of central tendency, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results revealed that the participants perceived their organizational culture as very suitable and their quality of work life as very good. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant relationship between organizational culture and quality of work life at 0.01 level. Regression analysis revealed that transparency of culture and strength of culture predict quality of work life. The results of this study validate that organizational culture relates significantly to employees’ quality of work life.
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