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.
Original language | Undefined |
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Pages (from-to) | 724-741 |
Journal | Small group research |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- METIS-220712
- anticooperative behavior
- IR-72103
- Social cohesiveness
- teamworking
- short-term absenteeism