USING THE STEERS-RHODES (1984) FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY CORRELATES OF EMPLOYEE LATENESS

Based on a sample of factory workers, this field study examined correl ates of employee lateness. The framework provided by Steers and Rhodes (1984) was used to identify variables related to voluntary and involu ntary lateness. Both motivation and ability to be on time were found t o be important determinants of lateness as well as joint moderators in explaining lateness. The negative job satisfaction-lateness relations hip suggested that a proportion of lateness behavior represented a res ponse to an aversive work environment.