Job attitudes and absenteeism: A study in the English speaking Caribbean

Journal of World Business

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-227

  Punnett, Betty Jane ^a   Greenidge, Dion ^a   Ramsey, Jase ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Cultural values; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Personality characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147108017     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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