Steers and Rhodes' (1978) model of employee attendance encompasses a variety of absence-predictor types (e.g., attitudes, personal factors, etc.). Recent conceptual frameworks suggest that the inconsistent findings on this model may be attributable, in part, to the use of absence timeframes that are incompatible with individual model components. Using data from 580 federal employees, a predictive analysis evaluated exogenous model predictors against absence criteria representing four different cumulation periods. Supplemental analysis explored the possibility of incremental endogenous-variable (i.e., Ability to Attend, Motivation to Attend) contributions. Results of both tests were consistent with a conclusion of partial model support.
Andrews, F.M., & Withey, S.B.1976. Social indictors of well-being: American's perceptions of life quality. New York: Plenum .
2.
Brooke, P.B.1986. Beyond the Steers and Rhodes model of employee attendance . Academy of Management Review, 11: 345-361.
3.
Brooke, P.B., & Price, J.L.1989. The determinants of employee absenteeism: An empirical test of a causal model. Journal of Occupational Psychology , 62: 1-19.
4.
Burton, J.P., Lee, T.W., & Holtom, B.C.2002. The influence of motivation to attend, ability to attend, and organizational commitment on different types of absence behaviors. Journal of Managerial Issues, 14: 181-197. Gale, S.F.2003. Sickened by the cost of absenteeism, companies look for solutions. Workforce, 82(9): 72-75. George, J.M.1989. Mood and absence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 74: 317-324.
5.
Hackett, R.D.1989. Work attitudes and employee absenteeism as a coping mechanism among hospital nurses. Journal of Occupational Psychology , 62: 235-248.
6.
Hackman, J.R., & Oldham, G.R.1980. Work redesign. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
7.
Hammer, T.H., Landau, J., & Stern, R.N.1981. Absenteeism when workers have a voice: The case of employee ownership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66: 561-573.
8.
Harrison, D.A., & Hulin, C.L.1989. Investigations of absenteeism: Using event history models to study the absence-taking process. Journal of Applied Psychology , 74: 300-316.
9.
Harrison, D.A., & Martocchio, J.J.1998. Time for absenteeism: A 20-year review of origins, offshoots, and outcomes. Journal of Management , 24: 305-350.
10.
Hulin, C.L., & Rousseau, D.M.1980. Analyzing infrequent events: Once you find them your troubles begin. In K. H. Roberts & L. Burstein (Eds.), Issues in aggregation: New directions for methodology of social and behavioral science, Vol. 6: 65-75. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
11.
Kanungo, R.N.1982. Work alienation. New York: Praeger.
12.
Lee, T.W.1989. The antecedents and prediction of employee attendance . Journal of Business Issues, 17(2): 17-22.
13.
Lodahl, T.M., & Kejner, M. (1965). The definition and measurement of job involvement . Journal of Applied Psychology, 49: 24-33.
14.
Rentsch, J.R., & Steel, R.P.1992. Construct and concurrent validation of the Andrews and Withey job satisfaction questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53: 357-367.
15.
Rentsch, J.R., & Steel, R.P.1998. Testing the durability of job characteristics as predictors of absenteeism over a six-year period. Personnel Psychology , 51: 163-190.
Rizzo, J., House, R., & Lirtzman, S.1970. Role conflict and ambiguity in complex organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly,15: 150-163.
18.
Saleh, S.D., & Hosek, J.1976. Job involvement: Concepts and measurements. Academy of Management Journal, 19: 229-253.
19.
Sims, H.P., Szilagyi, A.D., & Keller, R.T.1976. The measurement of job characteristics. Academy of Management Journal, 19: 195-212.
20.
Steel, R.P.2003. Methodological and operational issues in the construction of absence variables. Human Resource Management Review, 13: 243-251.
21.
Steel, R.P., Mento, A.J., Dilla, B.L., Ovalle, N.K., & Lloyd, R.F.1985. Factors influencing the success and failure of two quality circle programs. Journal of Management, 11: 99-119.
22.
Steel, R.P., & Rentsch, J.R.1995. Influence of cumulation strategies on the long-range prediction of absenteeism. Academy of Management Journal, 38: 1616-1634.
23.
Steers, R.M., & Rhodes, S.R.1978. Major influences on employee attendance: A process model . Journal of Applied Psychology, 63: 391-407.
24.
Terborg, J.R., Lee, T.W., Smith, F.J., Davis, G.A., & Turbin, M.S.1982. Extension of the Schmidt and Hunter validity generalization procedure to the prediction of absenteeism behavior from knowledge of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 67: 440-449.
25.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.2005. Absence from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov
26.
Watson, C.J.1981. An evaluation of some aspects of the Steers and Rhodes model of employee attendance. Journal of Applied Psychology , 66: 385-389.
27.
Youngblood, S.A.1984. Work, nonwork, and withdrawal. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69: 106-117.
