The impact of supervisors’ attitudes on organizational adjustment norms and attendance pressure norms

Abstract

How do the supervisors’ attitudes influence organizational adjustment norms and attendance pressure norms? To test the hypothesised study model, we employed the partial least squares path modelling (PLSPM) approach to structural equation modelling (SEM). Analyses on information provided by employee representatives (n=1658) in a nationwide study, showed that employee representatives’ perception of supervisors’ attitudes influenced organizational adjustment norms and attendance pressure norms. Positive supervisors’ attitudes towards adjustment of work influenced the desire to attend work despite ill health, and this can reduce costs associated with sick leave. This paper also discusses the importance of including attendance pressure norms and organizational adjustment norms in research on antecedents of sickness presenteeism.