The ultimate aim of any modern corporate is growth with profit maximization. Growth is the first and foremost characteristic of nature and its products which include modern societies with all their industrial, agricultural and service sectors and above all the research organizations to cater to the needs of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Governed by the laws of the universe and nature, societies, markets and above all human life are in the constant churn of development in the realm of creativity and innovativeness.

This article is the outcome of an exploratory research, carried out to quantify the quality of work-life in the machining industry in India. A quantification model has been developed which can be easily understood and implemented by entrepreneurs. The basic concept of Quality of Work-Life (QWL)—a methodology adopted for quantification—has been discussed in detail. The article concludes with the explanation of the model used to implement QWL in an organization.The quantification of Quality of Work-Life (QWL) is a Herculean task. It has always remained a challenge before the scholars in social sciences to quantify the qualitative factors. Very few efforts have been made to quantify the QWL in India and no comprehensive attempt has been made to develop a model of quantification—a model which can be easily understood and implemented by entrepreneurs. The present study has been undertaken with the objective to quantify QWL in a selected industry and to develop a model to implement QWL in an organization.

The study is based on primary data, which is quantitative and qualitative in nature. Nearly 71 machine shop units were selected, which constitute 11.25% of the total machine shop units in the said industry through proportionate stratified random sampling and study. The stratification is done according to the ownership of the organization, i.e., Public Limited (Pub.), Private Limited (P. Ltd.), Proprietary (Prop.) and partnership concerns. The sample units were taken from the Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, India. The said geography is renowned in foundry and machine shop industry. The foundry job process is followed by machining of jobs. Generally, every foundry job requires some sort of machining operation on it. Thus, foundry and machining units go hand in hand in the production process. The process of industrialization of foundry and machine shops took almost four decades in which the industry geared up well. All the necessary momentum is available at Kolhapur as far as the said industry is concerned. Nevertheless, the location of Kolhapur is ideal to study foundry and the machining industry from any perspective. The present study has concentrated on samples from the machine shop industry in Kolhapur.