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  Perceived Reasons and Consequences of Work Absence: A Survey of French-Speaking Employees in Quebec
 
 
Title: Perceived Reasons and Consequences of Work Absence: A Survey of French-Speaking Employees in Quebec
Author: Haccoun, Robert R.
Desgent, Colette
Appeared in: International journal of psychology
Paging: Volume 28 (1993) nr. 1 pages 97-117
Year: 1993-02-01
Contents: This study follows a descriptive approach to the study of absence behaviour. A sample of workers representative of the French-speaking population of the Greater Montreal area were interviewed by telephone to gather their perceptions on absence. Respondents reported their absence reasons, the consequences of absences, the absence policies in force by their employer as well as their own absence levels. The results indicate that employees are more likely to be absent for reasons of non-work constraints than for work-related difficulties, and they perceive that few consequences are attached to absence. Unionization appears to interact with the generosity of company policies towards absence. Gender differences are noted with regard to the perceived reasons for absence and these findings are juxtaposed with recent meta-analytic results. The findings of this survey appear highly consistent with other recently published research, and the greater level of detail provided help suggest different strategies for dealing with and for understanding absence behaviour. Cette etude s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une approche descriptive du phenomene de l'absence au travail. Un sondage telephonique fut effectue aupres d'un echantillon representatif des travailleurs francophones de la region metropolitaine de Montreal. Les repondants furent interroges sur leur propre cornportement d'absence, sa frequence, ses raisons et ses consequences de merne que sur les politiques de controle de l'absenteisrne en vigueur dans leur lieu de travail. Les resultats indiquent que les principales motivations a l'absence rnentionnees sont davantage reliees a des contraintes hors-travail qu'a l'emploi meme et que peu de consequences se trouvent associees au cornporternent d'absence. Le fait que les travailleurs soient syndiques ou non intervient differemment selon la largesse des politiques organisationnelles de gestion de l'absence. En outre, une difference reliee au sexe des repondants est observee dans le rapport des raisons motivant une absence; ces resultats sont explores a la lumiere d'une recente meta-analyse sur la question. De facon globale, les resultats se degageant de cette enquete s'averent consistants avec les constats tires des dernieres annees d'etude sur l'assiduite. De surcroit, le caractere phenomenologique des informations obtenues contribue a suggtrer diverses strategies visant une meilleure compehension et une gestion plus efficace du comportement d'absence.
Publisher: Psychology Press
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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