Abstract:
Presenteeism is a comparatively new phenomenon in the study of
occupational behaviors which evolved throughout the past few decades.
Increasing interest in managing presenteeism effectively emerged as a new
source of competitive advantage in current organizations. With definitional
confusion, the most scholarly conception of presenteeism involves the
employee’s attending to work while being ill. However, the definition has
been more recently extended to include other conditions and events that
limit productivity. Now focus is moving from single dimension to multiple
dimensions of presenteeism. Accordingly, this conceptual paper traces the
development of interest in presenteeism with consideration of its various
conceptualizations which are important theoretically and practically. The
paper may be useful to those who are interested in understanding the
concept of presenteeism for future research studies
