Impacto del ausentismo en las organizaciones en los países iberoamericanos

Abstract

Absenteeism is a situation that occurs frequently in all types of organizations, it is presented as an abandonment of assigned responsibilities and it is important not only to determine its causes but also to measure its occurrence and impact on the productivity and institution`s environment, whatever their nature, as well as the quality of life of the collaborators. The following article will deal with the impact of this problem on Ibero-American organizations. The objective of this study is to determine the factors, methodology and variables that influence absenteeism in Iberoamerica Organizations and their impact. For this, a search was made in the databases Scopus, Oxford, Science Direct, Taylor and Francis Group, of scientific articles published in the period between 2010-2020, obtaining a number of 35,687 articles, selecting 30 of these. It was found that there is a relationship between personal satisfaction and the rate of absenteeism in organizations, the causes are usually common musculoskeletal diseases, anxiety disorders and inadequate work environment. In some way, variables such as age, sex, family responsibilities and cultural factors also intervene. It should be noted that the effects on productivity and compliance with institutional objectives they are a common denominator.