Modeling employee absenteeism: Testing alternative measures and mediated effects based on job satisfaction

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 665-676

  Goldberg, Caren B ^a   Waldman, David A ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034257423     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1379(200009)21:6<665::AID-JOB48>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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