The influence of perceived organizational support and organizational commitment on absenteeism in the local public sector

L’influence du soutien organisationnel perçu et de l’implication organisationnelle sur l’absenteisme dans la fonction publique territoriale

Fatéma Safy-Godineau (fatema.safy-godineau@univ-pau.fr), Amar Fall (amar.fall@univ-pau.fr) and David Carassus (david.carassus@univ-pau.fr)
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Fatéma Safy-Godineau: LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche en Management (LIREM) - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Amar Fall: CREG - Centre de recherche et d'études en gestion - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche en Management (LIREM) - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
David Carassus: LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche en Management (LIREM) - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

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Abstract: Our study examines the influence of perceived organizational support and organizational commitment on the absenteeism among public local employees. Research results show that organizational support is a protective factor against absenteeism while calculated organizational commitment is a risk factor for absenteeism. We find that public local employees' absenteeism is the result of their disaffection towards their organization. This research highlights the fact that perceived organizational support is a potential lever in the fight against absenteeism and draws public managers' attention to the counter-productive effects of financial incentive practices on absenteeism. It shows the need, in order to fight effectively against absenteeism, to move towards ethical management practices favoring a supportive working environment in which local public employees can become committed.

Keywords: Absentéisme; Soutien organisationnel perçu; Implication organisationnelle; Fonction publique territoriale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-02-02
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Published in Gestion et management public [2012-..], 2021, Volume 9 (2), pp.79-97. ⟨10.3917/gmp.092.0079⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/gmp.092.0079

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