How to Manage Loitering around the Workplace?

Abstract

Loitering or unauthorized absence of employees from their place of work is a common phenomenon today in Indian organizations, particularly public sector organizations. What strategies should the manager adopt to contain this problem?

Based on an empirical study of loomshed workers of nine textile mills, Amsa observes that loitering was primarily a group phenomenon and was related to the culture of the organization. He suggests that managers should verify if the problem is real or imaginary, decide how serious the problem is, and identify the shared beliefs, values, and norms among the workers in order to shape them in the desired direction which would help reduce loitering.