Absence management and presenteeism: The pressures on employees to attend work and the impact of attendance on performance

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-328

  Baker McClearn, Denise ^a   Greasley, Kay ^a   Dale, Jeremy ^a   Griffith, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954835113     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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