MIQOLS' Mission

The general objective of the Management Institute for Quality-of-Life Studies (MIQOLS) is to conduct quality-of-life management-related research for business, non-profit, and government organizations to help those organizations:

• Develop educational programs for managers and policy makers on topics related to quality-of-life issues;
• Develop evaluation (research) programs based on quality-of-life performance measures and methods that can assist in strategic decision-making in turbulent environments--technology, social/cultural, economic, and/or political environments; and
• Develop management programs to help organizations better serve its many stakeholders and enhance their well being.

MIQOLS is an established non-profit organization made up of mostly social scientists at various academic institutions and other management consultants who are dedicated to creating a bridge between the science of quality-of-life studies and the diffusion and utilization of that knowledge in industry and government.  MIQOLS has its roots in the Office of Quality-of-Life Measurement (OQOLM) at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A).  Many research quality-of-life studies (and educational programs) have been conducted through OQOLM since the early 1980's.