Research Catalog
Absenteeism
- Title
- Absenteeism / Paul S. Goodman, Robert S. Atkin, and associates.
- Publication
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1984.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | HD5115 .A175 1984 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxi, 436 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Abstract: Information about employee absenteeism is presented in this book for managers. Each of the 10 chapters was written by professionals in the fields of management and psychology. Chapters detail: theoretical specification of absenteeism; methods of defining and measuring absenteeism; methodological problems and strategeies in predicting absence; statistical models for analyzing the behavior of absenteeism; the relationship between absenteeism and other employee behavior; knowledge and speculation about absenteeism; effects of absenteeism on individuals and organizations; ways to increase employee attendance; unresolved issues in the study and management of absence from work; and suggested directions for defining, measuring, and controlling absenteeism. Reference list after each chapter, flowcharts, and graphs are included. (mp).
- Series Statement
- The Jossey-Bass management series
- The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series
- Uniform Title
- Jossey-Bass management series.
- Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and indexes.
- Contents
- A theoretical approach to understanding employee absence / Mark Fichman -- Methods of defining and measuring absenteeism / Robert S. Atkin, Paul S. Goodman -- Methodological problems and strategies in predicting absence / Frank J. Landy, Joseph J. Vasey, Frederick D. Smith -- Statistical models for analyzing absentee behavior / Robert B. Avery, V. Joseph Hotz -- Relationship between absenteeism and other employee behaviors / Joseph G. Rosse, Howard E. Miller -- Knowledge and speculation about absenteeism / Richard M. Steers, Susan R. Rhodes -- Effects of absenteeism on individuals and organizations / Paul S. Goodman, Robert S. Atkin -- Practical ways to increase employee attendance / Gary P. Latham, Nancy K. Napier -- Unresolved issues in the study and management of absence from work / Gary Johns -- Suggested directions for defining, measuring, and controlling absenteeism / Charles L. Hulin.
- ISBN
- 0875896170
- 9780875896175
- LCCN
- 84047985
- OCLC
- ocm10923862
- 10923862
- SCSB-649162
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library