Testing a multivariate model of absenteeism a during Corona virus pandemic

Abstract EN

The aim of this study is to build multiple models of absenteeism during corona virus through which we will explain the effect of job autonomy, skill variety, distributive justice, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, health and COVID-19 on absenteeism from work according to the theoretical framework and litterateur review.

for this purpose, we conducted an empirical study for a sample of public institutions in Saida / Algeria, and in line with the research problem, the process of statistical analysis of data relied on methods of structural equation modeling (SEM) using smart pls.

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the results confirmed a negative significant relationship between absenteeism and job satisfaction this reinforces the hypothesis that absenteeism is only a consequence of dissatisfaction.

therefore, managers must pay attention to the various aspects of the job and workplace, such as interest to distributive justice to increase organizational commitment.

in addition, attention to the health of employees by strengthening protection and prevention systems from epidemics such as the coronavirus in the future to avoid absences by increasing their organizational flexibility in light of future catastrophic events.