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The effect of a lottery-based incentive program on employee absenteeism patterns and attitudes
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explain the effect of a lottery-based incentive program on employee absenteeism. Based on a review of the relevant literature, seven variables were examined: (1) past attendance behavior; (2) employee liking for the lottery program; (3) employee perceptions of the contingency of rewards; (4) employee perceptions of acceptable levels of absenteeism; (5) employee perceptions of the clarity of management's attendance goals; (6) employee perceptions of the reasonableness of management's attendance goals; and (7) employee expectations of success in improving attendance.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Business Administration
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Business Administration
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1986
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Calderon, Andrienne C. M.
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Scott, K. Dow
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Murrmann, Kent F.
- Markham, Steven E.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-11152013-040512
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45757