Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2006
Abstract
This exploratory study examines employer attitudes towards people with disabilities in the labor market. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with senior management, human resources staff, directors of diversity, and hiring managers at four corporations, it pinpoints reasons why businesses chose to hire people with disabilities, investigates the perceived benefits and barriers to hiring people with disabilities, and identifies strategies for successfully hiring and retaining workers with disabilities. It fills a gap in examining the attitudes and decision-making processes of U.S. companies that have been leaders in hiring people with disabilities, as well as delving into the special issues of small businesses that may lack exposure to disability employment. It closes with directions for future studies that could extend our understanding of employment of people with disabilities.
Recommended Citation
Alexander A. Boni-Saenz, Allen W. Heinemann, Deborah S. Crown & Linda L. Emanuel,
The Business of Employing People with Disabilities: Four Case Studies,
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Organ. Ethic.
3
(2006).
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