The Effects of Absence Culture on Individual Absence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph J Martocchio (Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 504 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61820-6297., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-262 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872679404700301 |
| OpenAlex | W2150256430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 38 |
This field study provided empirical evidence for the effects of absence culture on individual absenteeism among employees (N = 264) within five clerical units. Absence culture was derived from the aggregation of an individual-level measure of the beliefs about the perceived costs (i.e., deterrent outcomes) and benefits (i.e., encouraging outcomes) of being absent from work. It was hypothesized that these individual beliefs about absence could be aggregated meaningfully to the unit level. In addition, it was hypothesized that absence culture would explain a significant amount of variance in individual absence beyond the effects of demographics and general work attitudes. Paid and unpaid absence data for the 3-month period following collection of the beliefs measures were collected from organizational records. This study demonstrated support for the existence of an absence culture and its impact on individual absence. Implications for managing absence and suggestions for future research are discussed
Absenteeism · Demographics · Economics · Management · Organizational culture · Sociology · Unit (ring theory · Variance (accounting · Demography · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |