Absenteeism Among Air Force Active Duty and Civilian Personnel

摘要

This thesis was focused on identifying the critical variables which contribute to absence behavior among active duty and civilian Air Force personnel. A review of the absenteeism literature helped to identify several of these variables. They are job attachment, non-job attachment, and absence inducing events. A survey instrument was constructed and administered in an Air Force unit. The objectives of the survey was to measure the three critical variables and absence frequency for a population of both military and civilian personnel for analysis. Statistical analysis suggested refinement of the job attachment and non-job attachment constructs into five, more specific variables -- job satisfaction, job commitment, central life interest, attachment to family and friends, and attachment to community and church. Further analysis indicated that organizational policy is an important variable in determining the type of absences individuals take. The manner in which all the variables related with on another in the analysis gave rise to several areas for future research and also provided practical management insights for Air Force leaders.