Reducing Employee Absenteeism Through Self-Management Training: A Research-Based Analysis and Guide

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Employee absenteeism is a chronic organization problem that costs US corporations an estimated $30 billion annually. In this volume, Colette Frayne reports the results of the first study to examine empirically the use of a simple straightforward self-management training programme to increase employee attendance. The author presents a complete description of the self-management training process used in the study, shows how self-management can be of significant value in reducing employee absenteeism, and offers precise information for the human resources professional who wishes to organize and implement self-management training within his or her own organization. Frayne also addresses other applications of self-management in the workplace, demonstrating that the approach works because it accommodates both the employees' needs for freedom and the organization's need for control.

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This text offers a comprehensive and extremely well-researched evaluation and review of efforts to reduce employee absenteeism through self-management training.-PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY AUTUMN
"This text offers a comprehensive and extremely well-researched evaluation and review of efforts to reduce employee absenteeism through self-management training."-PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY AUTUMN

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COLETTE A. FRAYNE is Assistant Professor of Management in the School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Academy of Management Best Paper Based on a Dissertation and the S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award from the American Psychological Association.