Interactive effects of absence culture salience and group cohesiveness: A multi-level and cross-level analysis of work absenteeism in the Chinese context
Jl. Xie et G. Johns, Interactive effects of absence culture salience and group cohesiveness: A multi-level and cross-level analysis of work absenteeism in the Chinese context, J OC OR PSY, 73, 2000, pp. 31-52
Citations number
62
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
This study examined the interactive effects of group cohesiveness and absen
ce culture salience on absence proposed by Johns and Nicholson (1982). It w
as hypothesized that group cohesiveness and absence culture salience would
be negatively related to work-group absence. Emphasis was placed on the int
eractive effects of cohesiveness and cultural salience on work-group absenc
e rate and employee self-reported absence. In addition, the potential media
ting effect of group absence norms was explored. Survey responses were coll
ected from 800 employees in a state-owned manufacturing enterprise in the P
eople's Republic of China. Aggregate measures of salience and cohesiveness
each had a negative relationship with work-group absenteeism. Consistent su
pport for the interactive effects of cohesiveness and salience was provided
by group, individual, and cross-level analyses. Group absence norms mediat
ed the effects of cohesiveness, cultural salience, and their interaction on
self-reported absenteeism.