A meta-analysis of the interrelationships between employee lateness, absenteeism, and turnover: Implications for models of withdrawal behavior

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 678-699

  Berry, Christopher M ^a   Lelchook, Ariel M ^b   Clark, Malissa A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Lateness; Meta analysis; Turnover; Withdrawal from work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861532186     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.778     Document Type: Article

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