Title

The Influence of Family-Supportive Organization Perception and Work-Family Conflict on Absenteeism: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement.

Authors

Roshan, Thangavadivel; Arulrajah, Anthonypillai Anton

Abstract

Employees are the crucial asset of an organization, especially in the apparel sector, as they directly influence operations and organizational performance. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the reasons for the unscheduled absenteeism and the influence of Family-Supportive Organization Perception (FSOP) and Work-Family Conflict (WFC) on work engagement and absenteeism of a selected apparel sector firm's machine operators. The primary data was collected through self-administrated surveys from 155 machine operators, and among those respondents, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 machine operators. The study revealed that family responsibilities, health issues, society and cultural factors, workplace-related factors, behavioral/personal factors, and general factors are the causes for unscheduled absenteeism. FSOP, WFC, and work engagement have resulted in high levels, and absenteeism has resulted in low levels as per the results of the study. There is a significant and moderately negative relationship between FSOP and absenteeism, work engagement and absenteeism, WFC and work engagement, and there is a significant and moderately positive relationship between WFC and absenteeism, and FSOP and work engagement. Further, work engagement partially mediates the relationship between FSOP and absenteeism, and WFC and absenteeism. The findings of the study have various managerial implications for other apparel manufacturing firms.

Subjects

MACHINISTS; CLOTHING industry; ORGANIZATIONAL performance; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; SEMI-structured interviews

Publication

IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 3, p26

ISSN

0972-687X

Publication type

Academic Journal