The Economy and Absenteeism: A Macro-Level Study

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 881-889

  Shoss, Mindy K ^a   Penney, Lisa M ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Sickness absence; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; DATA COLLECTION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84868670178     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026953     Document Type: Article

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