Designing and explanation a model of Quality of Work Life of offshore Oil Industry Employees with mixed research (Case study: West Oil & Gas Production Company)

The aim of this study was to design and explain the quality of life of the offshore employees of the oil industry. Based on the purpose, this research is applied and in terms of data collection method, exploratory mix based on interpretive structural approach. The statistical population in the qualitative section was 12 experts who were selected based on the principle of theoretical adequacy and purposeful sampling. Data collection tools are semi-structured interviews in the qualitative section and questionnaires consisting of standard and researcher-made questions in the quantitative section. In the qualitative section, the data obtained from the interview were analyzed using Atlas.ti software and coding method, and 9 components of the quality of working life of offshore employees were identified. In a small part, structural equation modeling was used using PLS software and by using the model power explanation test, the GOF value of model 0/516 was obtained, which is a high explanatory power. Using the Friedman test, the components were ranked, and the dimensions of each component were prioritized for applicability in the industry.