Long-Term Absenteeism From Work: Disentangling the Impact of Sector, Occupational Groups and Gender

Jesper Rosenberg Hansen; Ann-Kristina Løkke Møller; Kenneth Lykke Sørensen

doi:10.1080/01900692.2018.1498104

Long-Term Absenteeism From Work: Disentangling the Impact of Sector, Occupational Groups and Gender

Jesper Rosenberg Hansen, Ann-Kristina Løkke Møller, Kenneth Lykke Sørensen

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Absenteeism is critical to organizational performance. Although absenteeism is higher in the public than in the private sector, surprisingly little public administration research has studied this topic. We investigate and test potential explanations for these differences: is it because the public sector employs more women and occupational groups that have higher absence? Using register data, we find that for six out of seven occupational groups long-term absenteeism is more likely for public than for private sector employees; generally, this is true for both genders. We discuss potential explanations and future avenues for investigating these sector differences.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Public Administration
Volume	42
Issue	8
Pages (from-to)	628-641
Number of pages	14
ISSN	0190-0692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498104
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Sector difference
absenteeism
gender
occupational groups

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In: International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 42, No. 8, 2019, p. 628-641.

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