'This volume covers an important topic and contains insightful chapters by expert authors on the causes and consequences of presenteeism. Importantly, the issue is also tackled from a cross-cultural perspective.' Ivan Robertson, Director, RobertsonCooper
Introduction Cary L. Cooper and Luo Lu; Part I. Situating Presenteeism on the Global Stage: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches: 1. presenteeism: an introduction to a prevailing global phenomenon Cary L. Cooper and Maria Karanika-Murray; 2. Presenteeism: a critical review of the literature Mouna Knani, Caroline Biron and Pierre-Sébastien Fournier; 3. Understanding the excessive availability for work in the Confucian Asia: interactions between socio-cultural forces and personal drives Luo Lu and Shu-Fang Kao; Part II. Understanding the Behavior of Presenteeism: 4. Motivation and presenteeism: the whys and whats Jie Ma, Dan Meltzer, Liu-Qin Yang and Cong Liu; 5. The dynamic of assiduity at work: presenteeism and absenteeism Eric Gosselin; 6. Sickness presenteeism and attendance-pressure factors Gunnar Aronsson and Staffan Marklund; 7. Presenteeism in economic research Petri Böckerman; Part III. Understanding the Consequences of Presenteeism: 8. Presenteeism and wellbeing at work Mariella Miraglia and Gary Johns; 9. Presenteeism, burnout and health Aristides I. Ferreira; 10. Presenteeism and innovative behaviour Hsueh-Liang Fan; Part IV. Understanding Presenteeism in Cross-Cultural Context: 11. Presenteeism and work-family/family-work conflict: a cross-cultural approach with two Latin countries Luis F. Martinez, Aristides I. Ferreira and Tânia A. M. Nunes; 12. Presenteeism in the Chinese work context Yanxia Wang, Chih-Chieh Chen and Patricia Fosh.
