A Quasi-Experimental Exploration of Activity-Based Flexible Office Design and Demographic Differences in Employee Absenteeism

Lauterbach, Ann Sophie; Kunze, Florian

A Quasi-Experimental Exploration of Activity-Based Flexible Office Design and Demographic Differences in Employee Absenteeism

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2023

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Environment and Behavior ; 55 (2023), 1-2. - S. 47-73. - Sage. - ISSN 0013-9165. - eISSN 1552-390X

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This study examines whether transitioning from cellular offices to an activity-based flexible office (A-FO) impacts employee absenteeism over time. Based on privacy theory, we hypothesized that changing from cell offices to an A-FO setting would lead to increased employee absenteeism. We further assumed that longer-tenured and female employees would experience greater difficulty with the transition, leading to more absenteeism among these groups. Using a sample of 2,017 white-collar workers tracked over 8 years, we quasi-experimentally investigated if absenteeism in the group with the office design intervention (1,035 individuals) differed from the control group (982 individuals). In the difference-in-difference (DiD) framework, nested negative binomial regression showed no difference in absenteeism between the intervention and control groups. However, a three-way interaction revealed that long-term employees showed higher absenteeism when switching to an A-FO. We discuss our contributions and the implications for corporate leadership, human resources, and change management.

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330 Wirtschaft

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A-FO,absenteeism,difference-in-difference,quasi-experimental

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LAUTERBACH, Ann Sophie, Florian KUNZE, 2023. A Quasi-Experimental Exploration of Activity-Based Flexible Office Design and Demographic Differences in Employee Absenteeism. In: Environment and Behavior. Sage. 55(1-2), pp. 47-73. ISSN 0013-9165. eISSN 1552-390X. Available under: doi: 10.1177/00139165231163549

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@article{Lauterbach2023-03-22Quasi-66527,
  year={2023},
  doi={10.1177/00139165231163549},
  title={A Quasi-Experimental Exploration of Activity-Based Flexible Office Design and Demographic Differences in Employee Absenteeism},
  number={1-2},
  volume={55},
  issn={0013-9165},
  journal={Environment and Behavior},
  pages={47--73},
  author={Lauterbach, Ann Sophie and Kunze, Florian}
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