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Determinants of employee punctuality.
Miriam Dishon-Berkovits1, Meni Koslowsky
1Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
The Journal of Social Psychology
|November 27, 2002
Summary
Punctual employees are distinguished by time urgency, a personality trait. Organizational commitment and the age of their youngest child also differentiate punctual from late workers.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Employee lateness has been empirically studied, but the characteristics of punctual employees remain underexplored.
- Understanding punctuality is crucial for effective workforce management and productivity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the distinguishing characteristics of punctual employees compared to their late-arriving counterparts.
- To explore personality traits and demographic factors associated with employee punctuality.
Main Methods:
- Discriminant analysis was employed to analyze data from employees in Israel.
- Key variables included personality characteristics, organizational commitment, and demographic factors.
Main Results:
- Time urgency, a component of the Type A behavioral pattern, significantly differentiated punctual employees from late employees.
- Organizational commitment and the age of an employee's youngest child were also found to be distinguishing factors.
Conclusions:
- Time urgency is a key personality predictor of employee punctuality.
- Organizational commitment and family-related factors (child's age) also play a role in employee timeliness.