Work-Unit Absenteeism: Effects of Satisfaction, Commitment, Labor Market Conditions, and Time
利用六年五波数据，研究单位层面工作满意度、组织承诺和当地失业率如何预测缺勤率，发现满意度和承诺的交互作用，且在高就业机会地区影响更强。
Prior research is limited in explaining absenteeism at the unit level and over time. We developed and tested a model of unit-level absenteeism using five waves of data collected over six years from 115 work units in a large state agency. Unit-level job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and local unemployment were modeled as time-varying predictors of absenteeism. Shared satisfaction and commitment interacted in predicting absenteeism but were not related to the rate of change in absenteeism over time. Unit-level satisfaction and commitment were more strongly related to absenteeism when units were located in areas with plentiful job alternatives.