Management Institute for Quality-of-Life Studies (MIQOLS) is a non-profit organization made up of mostly professors at various academic institutions and other management consultants whose mission is to facilitate the diffusion and utilization of the science of quality-of-life/well-being research in industry and government.
The general objective of MIQOLS is to propagate the science of quality-of-life and well-being research by assisting organizations (business, government, and other institutions):
Provide a standardized research platform to help organizations measure the well-being of:
- College students and faculty/staff in educational institutions,
- Employees and workers in large and medium-size corporations,
- Residents of cities and other geo-political units,
- Citizens of countries and larger geo-political units,
- Residents of tourist communities,
- Patients and patrons of healthcare systems, and
- Consumers in towns, cities, and other larger geo-political units.
- elderly,
- children,
- the disabled,
- patients,
- the poor,
- workers,
- consumers of specific goods and services, and
- travelers/tourists;
- towns,
- cities,
- counties,
- provinces, and
- other geo-political units.
Develop custom-made educational and training programs guided by the science of quality-of-life/well-being research. Examples include conducting seminars and workshops to train
- human resources managers in a variety of organizations plan and implement health and well-being programs for their employees,
- marketing managers in a variety of organizations develop and implement marketing plans to enhance the health and well-being of their customers,
- corporate social responsibility (CSR) officers develop and implement CSR programs to enhance the health and well-being of the firm’s diverse stakeholders,
- community planners in a variety of cities develop and implement community programs to enhance the health and well-being of community residents,
- economic development specialists develop and implement economic development programs in ways to not only enhance the economic well-being of a geo-political unit but also its health and well-being,
- tourism strategic planners develop and implement tourism programs to enhance the health and well-being of visitors, residents of host communities, and employees of tourism and hospitality firms in the area,
- leaders in healthcare develop and implement programs to enhance the health and well-being of healthcare providers, and
- administrators in educational institutions develop and implement programs to enhance the health and well-being of students as well as faculty/staff.
