Absenteeism as a Reaction to Harmful Behavior in the Workplace from a Stress Theory Point of View
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In: Management Revue, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2017, p. 227-254.
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T1 - Absenteeism as a Reaction to Harmful Behavior in the Workplace from a Stress Theory Point of View
AU - Martin, Albert
AU - Matiaske, Wenzel
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The paper gives an overview as to the extent of socially harmful behavior in the workplace. Data comes from European Survey on Working Conditions. We draw upon the information from the surveys which were carried out in 2000, 2005 and 2010 in the EU-15. Unfortunately, the findings show that the number of employees who suffer socially harmful behavior in their work environment is not low. Following the assumption that stressful working conditions increase the probability of harmful behavior it is shown that the reaction to harmful behavior depends on what resources are available to the person affected. Social support and satisfying working conditions prove to be effective buffers against hostile behavior. Nevertheless, behavioral buffers can only play a supporting role in detecting and removing the causes of hostile behavior. The paper adds new insights into the topic and in addition to an overview, we identify empirically significant determinants and conduct a stress theoretic analysis of different ways of reacting to socially aversive behavior.
AB - The paper gives an overview as to the extent of socially harmful behavior in the workplace. Data comes from European Survey on Working Conditions. We draw upon the information from the surveys which were carried out in 2000, 2005 and 2010 in the EU-15. Unfortunately, the findings show that the number of employees who suffer socially harmful behavior in their work environment is not low. Following the assumption that stressful working conditions increase the probability of harmful behavior it is shown that the reaction to harmful behavior depends on what resources are available to the person affected. Social support and satisfying working conditions prove to be effective buffers against hostile behavior. Nevertheless, behavioral buffers can only play a supporting role in detecting and removing the causes of hostile behavior. The paper adds new insights into the topic and in addition to an overview, we identify empirically significant determinants and conduct a stress theoretic analysis of different ways of reacting to socially aversive behavior.
KW - Management studies
KW - Absenteeism
KW - Stress theory
KW - Working conditions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048263207&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5771/0935-9915-2017-2-227
DO - 10.5771/0935-9915-2017-2-227
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 28
SP - 227
EP - 254
JO - Management Revue
JF - Management Revue
SN - 0935-9915
IS - 2
ER -