The influence of employee's motivation towards the absenteeism in workplace / Jenifer Leku Balang

"Absenteeism due to low morale or job dissatisfaction usually begins with a psychological withdrawal (Noe et al, 2006). This means that although the employee may be there physically, their mind is somewhere else. Psychological withdrawal can take many forms. An employee may display very low levels of job involvement. At this point the employee has disengaged and no longer considers their work important. There may also be a total disconnect from the company as a whole. The employee now has a low level of organizational commitment. When commitment is gone, absenteeism is on the rise. The employee no longer can identify with the organization and is unwilling to put forth much effort on its behalf." Improving employee morale and motivation is a critical concern for managers in order to increase productivity. That is why there is a discussion on employee morale and motivation, including a review of literature describing views on extrinsic versus intrinsic motivators and some of the debates regarding motivation in general. The paper closes with a classification of methods for managers on improving employee morale and motivation in five categories: salary or wages, rewards and incentives, working condition, job design and job security.