Salihu, Adam Salihu <br/><br/>
THE EFFECT OF WORK PRESSURE ON ABSENTEEISM, LATENESS AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS / 
ADAM SALIHU SALIHU; SUPERVISOR: DR. HAMAYOUN PASHA SAFAVI 
 - ix, 50 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MBA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Business Administration Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 43-50) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>The study was conducted to determine the effect of work pressure on absenteeism, <br/>lateness and turnover intentions while focusing on the mediation effect of <br/>organizational support. Literatures related to the study were reviewed. A descriptive <br/>cross-sectional survey design was employed and data obtained through structured selfadministered questionnaire. Data was collected from 414 employees within <br/>Gwagwalada Area Council. Data obtained were analyzed with SPSS version 26.0. <br/>Finding from the study revealed that 133 (32.1%) of the respondents were absent for <br/>at least once in the past two months, out of which more than a third (38.3%) which <br/>made up the highest proportion were absent twice within the past two months, more <br/>than half (58.6%) stated health issues as the reason for their absence, only 32 (24.1%) <br/>did not made request prior to absenting from work. It was also found that withdrawal <br/>behaviours negatively impact the performance of workers in their workplace. Majority<br/>unanimously agreed that poor working condition, work overload and shortage of <br/>manpower were factors influencing employees’ absenteeism, lateness and turnover <br/>intentions Also, similar views were shared among the majority about employee <br/>relation, transportation problem as well as relationship among workers. Furthermore, <br/>result showed that improved employer-employee communication, enhanced <br/>management, adequate staffing and proper supervision would significantly minimize <br/>absenteeism, lateness and turnover intention at workplace. Result of the hypothesis <br/>revealed that personal characteristics significantly impact the absenteeism, lateness <br/>and turnover intentions of employees, there was significant impact of job satisfaction <br/>on employees’ turnover intention in the workplaces, there was association between <br/>perceived organizational support and employees’ turnover intention in the workplaces <br/>and also, there was a strong association between, workplace pressure, employee <br/>absenteeism and organization commitment (affective, normative, continuance) with<br/>the correlation of 0.548, 0.641, 0.665, 0.672, and 0.734, respectively.<br/>Keywords: Absenteeism, Lateness, Organizational Support, Tuenover Intensions,<br/>Work Pressure 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Absenteeism (Labor)--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Turnover (Business)--Dissertations, Academic