Relations among Lateness, Absence, and Turnover: Is There a Progression of Withdrawal?
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 41 (7) , 517-531
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872678804100702
Abstract
The progression of withdrawal hypothesis predicts a hierarchy among withdrawal behaviors, with lateness being followed by absence, which in turn results in quitting. This paper presents longitudinal attendance data from a sample of 63 hospital employees. Analyses of conditional probabilities revealed progressions from lateness to absence, from multiple (but not single) absences to quitting, and tentative evidence of a lateness-quitting progression. Initial lateness was also found to result in increased subsequent lateness, and likewise for absence.Keywords
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