Comprometimento organizacional e qualidade de vida no trabalho para pessoas com e sem deficiência

The aim of this research was to verify if organizational commitment and satisfaction with aspects related to quality of working life were different between people with and without disabilities. The sample was constituted of 150 workers, 75 with and 75 without some disability. The groups were paired in function and work organization. The tools used were: Questionnaire about Organizational Commitment and Questionnaire about Satisfaction with Quality of Working Life. The answers were analyzed by quantitative method. The statistical analysis of organizational commitment and satisfaction did not present difference between people with and without disability. The results show that Satisfaction with Quality of working life and commitment are similar between people with and without disability. However, when the disability is associated with conditions of social disadvantage (lower income and first job) and when people with disabilities are males, these people tend to have higher instrumental commitment.