Increasing Job Attendance Through Training in Self-Management: A Review of Two Field Experiments

Low job attendance, or absenteeism, is a chronic problem in many organizational settings (Goodman & Atkin, 1984). The annual cost of absenteeism in the United States is approximately thirty billion dollars (Steers & Rhodes, 1984). This is because employee absences can disrupt work schedules, increase costs, and decrease productivity.