... to fill this void by examining the influence of creative environment on absenteeism among garden variety workers and the mediating role of job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses cross-sectional data of 116 noncreative specialist workers to empirically test the hypotheses...

...Louis R. Pondy; Larry E. Pate This research attempted to determine the power of an organization development (OD) program to reduce absenteeism and turnover rates among hourly employees of a medium‐sized Mid‐western life insurance company in the USA. Forty‐six months of archival records were...