compared to other possible
jobs, is to the individual (Sheridan & Abelson, 1983). However, for employees
recently hired by an organization, cohesion among co-workers may represent
an important attraction to the job. If group cohesion is strong, the new
employee is likely to remain on the job and to manifest withdrawal in declining
job performance or frequent absenteeism. At low levels of cohesion,
increasing withdrawal would likely result in the