Social Cohesiveness and Absenteeism : The Relationship Between Characteristics of Employees and Short-Term Absenteeism Within an Organization

Sanders, Karin and Nauta, Aukje (2004) Social Cohesiveness and Absenteeism : The Relationship Between Characteristics of Employees and Short-Term Absenteeism Within an Organization. Small Group Research, 35 (6). pp. 724-741. ISSN 1046-4964

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Abstract:	This study tries to explain the relationship between characteristics of the employees (e.g., gender and working hours) and short-term absenteeism by examining the social cohesiveness of a team. Hypotheses are formulated concerning gender and working hours of employees, social cohesiveness, and short-term absenteeism. To test these hypotheses, network data on 56 employees in 8 comparable teams within an organization were collected. The results show that similarity in gender and percentage of full-time employees within a team were positively related to the social cohesiveness of a team and that social cohesiveness is negatively related to short-term absenteeism.
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Copyright:	© 2004 Sage
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/72103
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1046496404267186
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