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| Author: | Gaudine, A.P. Saks, A.M. |
| Title: | Effects of an absenteeism feedback intervention on employee absence behavior |
| Journal: | Journal of Organizational Behavior
2001 : FEB, VOL.22:1, p.15-29 |
| Index terms: | ABSENTEEISM EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to test the effects of an Absenteeism Feedback Intervention (AFI) on employee absenteeism. Three hundred and seventy-one employees working in 14 experimental and 13 control groups in a medium sized hospital participated in the study. Employees working in the experimental groups received absenteeism feedback at three time periods that provided them with information about their own number of absent days and episodes (sequential days counted as a single abasence episode) as well as the average of their work and occupational group. Comparisons of absent days and episodes between the AFI and control groups indicate some support for the effectiveness of the intervention. In particular, there was a reduction in absent days and episodes for employees with higher than average absenteeism during the previous year but who were not extreme offenders. The research and practical implications of the AFI for reducing employee absenteeism are discussed. |
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