Volume : II, Issue : X, November - 2012 IMPACT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS ON EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM![](ArticleImage/No_Image.jpg) M.SHUNMUGA SUNDARAM , A.SUBBURAJ AND M.SEKAR Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Employee absenteeism is the precious personal problem that concerns
development of the firm. Absenteeism is the failure of employees to report for their work
when they were scheduled to the work. Employee absence inside the organization
significantly related with job satisfaction and personal characteristics. This research
concentrated on 445 police constables from different places in Tamilnadu. Data was
collected through structured questionnaires and personal interview. Structured
questionnaires include three parts like personal profile, Job descriptive index
questionnaires (JDI) and self reported frequency of absents. This research concludes
that there is no relation between personal characteristics and absenteeism and there
exist direct relationship between job satisfaction and employee absenteeism. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : M.SHUNMUGA SUNDARAM , A.SUBBURAJ AND M.SEKAR, (2012). IMPACT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS ON EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. X, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1673.pdf References : - Aamodt, M.G. (2004). Applied Industrial/Organisational Psychology (4th Ed).
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