National culture and absenteeism: An empirical test

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-361

  Praveen Parboteeah, K ^a   Addae, Helena M ^a   Cullen, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; National culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249132829     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb029011     Document Type: Review

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