Compromiso organizacional y factores demográficos que propician el ausentismo laboral en franquicias de Barranquilla-Colombia

The current challenge of organizational leadership and management is to create useful tools through which employees can determine organizational objectives and integrate them into business projects. This research was aimed at analyzing the elements of Organizational Commitment and its relationship with the demographic factors that promote absenteeism in the fast food franchise sector in Barranquilla. The methodology was descriptive, field, the selected sample was 155 subjects, who work in fast food restaurants in the Barranquilla district. A questionnaire made up of 54 items, with a Likert scale, was applied to this population. The results show that the elements of commitment to the organization are very present in the labor integration process, such as organizational identification, involvement in work and loyalty to the organization, which indicates that there is a great sense of belonging. In addition to this, it is concluded that, although there is a high level of absenteeism from work, this is related to sociodemographic factors, such as the fact that female personnel are committed to their children, support for the family, marital status and age. Sometimes the distance from the workplace.