Title :
Development of model of workers´ mental processes related to absence norm as behavior rule in agent-based simulation
Author :
Ahn, Seungjun ; Lee, SangHyun
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Absenteeism at work adversely affects performance in organizations, and is reportedly complex. Absenteeism is not only a behavior caused by an individual´s characteristics, but also a system behavior of organizations, as implied in the notions of absence culture and absence norm. In this paper, it is suggested that the use of agent-based modeling and simulation can be an effective way to study mechanisms of absenteeism. To develop an agent-based simulation, a model of workers´ mental processes related to the absence norm-which can be used as behavior rules of agents-is suggested. Finally, results of the simulation with the base model are introduced, and the interplay between the absence norm and absence rate in organizations, as well as the assimilation of workers´ perceptions, is discussed.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; digital simulation; multi-agent systems; absenteeism; agent based simulation; agent-based modeling; behavior rule; individuals characteristic; organization behavior; organization performance; workers mental process; Computational modeling; Humans; Mathematical model; Organizations; Standards organizations; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2011 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2108-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0891-7736
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2011.6148043