A research for determining the relationships between presenteeism and job performance (task performance and contextual performance

In today's business world employees who are working under intensive work atmosphere could discard their health in order to be at work. This kind of being at work is defined with the presenteeism concept. Within the requirements of working environment, an employee suffering from presenteeism can sometimes unable to fulfill the requirements of his work. The fulfillment of predetermined targets is indicated by performance. Leading the performance in a desirable way would increase the effectiveness of the employee and the whole of the organization. In this context, this research has been structured by taking consideration the issue of how presenteeism will affect the performance of the employee. The fundamental purpose of the research is to determine the relation between presenteeism and job performance. In order to achieve the main purpose, the relationship between presenteeism and job performance is evaluated in terms of task performance and contextual performance as dimensions of job performance. The research is conducted with the involvement of doctors and nurses working in Kastamonu Dr. Münif İslamoğlu State Hospital with getting the required permissions. For collecting the data of the research, questionnaire technique is used. In the questionnaire, "Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6)" is used to identify the presenteeism tendency of the participants. Furthermore, "Job Performance Scale" is used to determine their job performance. Factor analysis was performed to test the validity of the scales, and Cronbach Alpha values were examined to test their reliability. The hypotheses of the research were tested with correlation analysis and regression analysis. The findings reveal the relationship between presenteeism and job performance in terms of task performance and contextual performance.