Table 4.
A fixed effects linear probability model of the relationship between downsizing and short-term sickness absence, without and with control for work environment factors
Model 0 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||||
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Downsizing next quarter | −0.045*** | [−0.066,−0.024] | −0.045*** | [−0.066,−0.024] | −0.045*** | [−0.066,−0.024] | −0.045*** | [−0.066,−0.024] | −0.045*** | [−0.066,−0.024] |
Downsizing this quarter | 0.034** | [0.013,0.056] | 0.034** | [0.013,0.055] | 0.034** | [0.013,0.056] | 0.034** | [0.013,0.056] | 0.034** | [0.013,0.056] |
Downsizing previous quarter | 0.049** | [0.020,0.079] | 0.047** | [0.018,0.077] | 0.049** | [0.020,0.078] | 0.049** | [0.020,0.079] | 0.047** | [0.018,0.077] |
Work environment: | ||||||||||
Commitment | −0.026*** | [−0.038,−0.013] | −0.032*** | [−0.047,−0.017] | ||||||
Control | −0,01 | [−0.026,0.007] | −0,001 | [−0.018,0.016] | ||||||
Role Clarity | −0,004 | [−0.026,0.018] | 0,023 | [−0.002,0.048] | ||||||
Control variables: | ||||||||||
Salary | −0.000*** | [−0.000,−0.000] | −0.000** | [−0.000,−0.000] | −0.000*** | [−0.000,−0.000] | −0.000*** | [−0.000,−0.000] | −0.000** | [−0.000,−0.000] |
Multiple job holder | 0,003 | [−0.018,0.024] | −0,001 | [−0.022,0.020] | 0,003 | [−0.018,0.024] | 0,003 | [−0.018,0.024] | 0 | [−0.021,0.021] |
Temporary contracts | −0,003 | [−0.021,0.016] | −0,005 | [−0.024,0.013] | −0,003 | [−0.022,0.016] | −0,003 | [−0.022,0.016] | −0,005 | [−0.024,0.013] |
_cons | 0.450*** | [0.430,0.470] | 0.546*** | [0.495,0.598] | 0.477*** | [0.427,0.526] | 0.468*** | [0.368,0.567] | 0.471*** | [0.368,0.573] |
Random-effects Parameters | ||||||||||
Variance | Variance | Variance | Variance | Variance | ||||||
sigma_u | 0,349 | 0,349 | 0,349 | 0,349 | 0,349 | |||||
sigma_e | 0,426 | 0,426 | 0,426 | 0,426 | 0,426 | |||||
rho | 0,402 | 0,403 | 0,402 | 0,402 | 0,403 |
N employees: 19,173; N observations: 83,570
95% confidence intervals in brackets
Model 0: shows the relationship between downsizing and sickness absence, including control variables
Model 1: Model 0 + control for commitment
Model 2: Model 0 + control for control
Model 3: Model 0 + control for role clarity
Model 4: Model 0+ all three work environment variables (Models 1,2 and 3)
*p<0.05
**p<0.01
***p<0.001