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Social Cohesiveness and Absenteeism

The Relationship Between Characteristics of Employees and Short-Term Absenteeism Within an Organization

Tilburg University and University of Groningen, the Netherlands, k.sanders{at}uvt.nl

Aukje Nauta

TNO Work and Employment, the Netherlands

This study tries to explain the relationship between characteristics of the employees (e.g., gender and working hours) and short-term absenteeism by examining the social cohesiveness of a team. Hypotheses are formulated concerning gender and working hours of employees, social cohesiveness, and short-term absenteeism. To test these hypotheses, network data on 56 employees in 8 comparable teams within an organization were collected. The results show that similarity in gender and percentage of full-time employees within a team were positively related to the social cohesiveness of a team and that social cohesiveness is negatively related to short-term absenteeism.

Key Words: social cohesiveness • short-term absenteeism • anticooperative behavior • team-working

Small Group Research, Vol. 35, No. 6, 724-741 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1046496404267186


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