Coming to work with an illness: the role of high-involvement work systems and individual competence on presenteeism

Md Shamirul Islam, Muslim Amin, Feranita Feranita, Jonathan Winterton

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the effect of high-involvement work systems (HIWSs) on completing work and avoiding distraction as two dimensions of presenteeism. It also investigates competence as a mediator of the effect of HIWS on presenteeism. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 343 Bangladeshi bank employees using an online survey. The partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to assess the abovementioned linkages. Findings: The findings demonstrate HIWS directly avoid distraction but do not significantly impact the completing work dimension of presenteeism. The findings also indicate that competence mediates the effect of HIWS on completing work but not on avoiding distraction. Originality/value: Drawing on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this study empirically demonstrates the contrasting role of HIWS in completing work and avoiding distraction related to presenteeism. It also provides a novel perspective on the unexplored mediating mechanism of competence on the relationship between HIWS and presenteeism and offers new directions for HIWS and presenteeism research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)566-584
Number of pages19
JournalEmployee Relations
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Competence
  • High-involvement work systems
  • Job demands-resources model
  • Presenteeism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial relations
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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