A new perspective on employee lateness

In contrast to absence and turnover, the relevant antecedents that would le ad an individual to arrive late at work have not yet been clearly presented in one model. This article suggests a two-stage formulation with attitudes triggering one track, and other antecedents including personality, commuti ng-related variables, culture, and work-family conflict serving to influenc e a second source of lateness. Furthermore, the model integrates some of th e ideas usually included in a progression model by delineating a process th at links the various types of withdrawal measures. Finally, the article des cribes another set of variables, minor withdrawal behaviours, which are har d for management to detect but may serve as a behavioural antecedent of emp loyee lateness.