... rights only Employees’ perceptions HR departments HRM Jordan MENA National culture Performance Culture Perception The world of management has been in constant transformations throughout the 20th century, and in the 21st century the global economy is more interconnected than ever...

... perspective. This study examined the effect of national culture on absenteeism using a sample of 17,842 respondents from 24 countries. Based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions, we postulated that uncertainty avoidance, power distance, individualism, and masculinity will be negatively related to absenteeism...