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Purpose: Presenteeism is a groundbreaking concept in organizational behavior literature refers to productivity losses that occur when employees come to work while they are sick. The productivity of workers is a key priority for employers especially in today's highly competitive, technologically advanced, and fast-paced work environment. The objective of this study is to identify the effect of job satisfaction, job demand, workaholism and supervisor support on presenteeism.
Design/methodology/approach: This study used a survey method to collect data for this study. Respondents, which are the academician from selected Government Link Universities (GLUs), were asked to answer 5-point Likert scale questions regarding workaholism, job satisfaction, job demand, supervisor support and presenteeism. IBM SPSS Version 23 and Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the measurement models and to estimate parameters in a path model.
Findings: The result showed that there is significant effect of job demand and workaholism towards presenteeism. Meanwhile, job satisfaction and supervisor support has a negative effect towards presenteeism.
Research limitations/implications: This study offers important implications to researchers as well as practitioners and highlights the importance attribute in coping with presenteeism which could help in improving the productivity of workers in the organization.
Practical implications: It is hoped that the results of this study will help managers in understanding and coping with presenteeism and provide a much better working environment where their employees can expend their cognitive energies to work by being fully engaged and create more value for the organization.
Originality/value: This study would contribute to which initiative the management could take in order to tackle presenteeism among employees.
Keywords: Presenteeism, Workaholism, Job Satisfaction, Job Demand, Supervisor Support
Introduction
Following the global economic depression and the financial crisis, a significant number of organizations have conducted downsizing or re-engineering, attempting to do more with less. The productivity of workers is a key priority for employers especially in today's highly competitive, technologically advanced, and fast-paced work environment. An employee's productivity can be conceptualized on a continuum from zero productivity (e.g., if he or she is absent from work) to fully productive work engagement. Generally, people who feel sick will not attend work and this phenomenon traditionally known as absenteeism. However, there is phenomenon that has evolved with time dubbed as...