Teamwork, monitoring and absence
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Publication Date
12-1-2008
Volume
68
Issue
3-4
First Page
676
Last Page
690
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Keywords
Team production, Teams, Monitoring, Absence
Abstract
We present a model showing that firms with interdependent worker productivity (team production) have a higher cost of absence and as a consequence will spend additional resources on monitoring absence. As a result, firms with team production should have lower absence rates, all else equal. Using the Workplace Employment Relations Survey (UK), we are the first to estimate each of these related associations showing that absence has a greater cost in the face of team production, that firms with team production engage in greater monitoring and that firms with team production have reduced absence.
DOI
10.1016/j.jebo.2008.09.004
Print ISSN
01672681
Publisher Statement
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Heywood, J. S., Jirijahn, U., & Wei, X. (2008). Teamwork, monitoring and absence. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 68(3-4), 676-690. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2008.09.004