Fixed Effects Estimation of Private Health Insurance Influence on Factors Affecting Workplace Outcomes: Survey of income and program participation analysis

Authors

Scott PhillipsFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Doctor of Business Administration

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First Advisor's Name

Fred O. Walumbwa

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Second Advisor's Name

George M. Marakas

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Third Advisor's Name

Ravi Gajendran

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Fourth Advisor's Name

Karlene Cousins

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Keywords

Employment Characteristics, Fixed Effects, Health Insurance, Sickness Absenteeism, Survey of Income and Program Participation, Productivity, Worker Demographics, Workplace Outcomes

Date of Defense

5-24-2021

Abstract

As a critical component of thriving administrative culture and management, I find the need to improve workplace outcomes by better understanding factors that influence worker demographics and employment characteristics influenced by private health insurance. As such, I conducted this quantitative longitudinal, panel survey analysis on Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) variables. Fixed effects regression is employed to analyze the factors among the two predictors and one outcome variable. The interactions among the thirteen variables tested and mediation from private health insurance are examined and substantiated via a series of Sobel tests. Results showed that independent variables of employment characteristics and private health insurance influenced the likelihood of sickness absenteeism and productivity. Additionally, results showed that private health insurance partially mediates the influence of the independent variables on the outcomes. These findings suggest that businesses and policymakers ought to ensure health insurance coverage for all workers.

Keywords: Employment Characteristics, Fixed Effects, Health Insurance, Sickness Absenteeism, Survey of Income and Program Participation, Productivity, Worker Demographics, Workplace Outcomes

Identifier

FIDC010294

Recommended Citation

Phillips, Scott, "Fixed Effects Estimation of Private Health Insurance Influence on Factors Affecting Workplace Outcomes: Survey of income and program participation analysis" (2021). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4799.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4799