Lab Manager Magazine, March 26, 2012, Monday

Lab Manager Magazine

March 26, 2012, Monday

Lab Manager Magazine (full article)

In Certain Jobs, Supervisor Support Can Reduce Absenteeism

“An employee culture that approves of missing work might result in higher employee absenteeism when coupled with aversive work conditions if a supervisor is considered unsupportive, but it seems to have no effect at all when employees feel their supervisor is supportive,” said co-author Peter Bamberger, PhD, of Tel Aviv University and the Smithers Institute of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. “This may be because employees want to reciprocate positive treatment and avoid causing any problems due to their absenteeism that could negatively impact their supervisors.”