Corporate culture and employment of people with disabilities: role of social workers and service provider organizations

Corporate culture reflects an organization's value system and impacts the recruitment, retention, and promotion of employees. Individuals with disabilities are positively impacted by a corporate culture that espouses and establishes a diverse workforce as a priority. This article provides an ov...

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Published inJournal of social work in disability & rehabilitation Vol. 8; no. 3-4; p. 171
Main Authors Samant, Deepti, Soffer, Michal, Hernandez, Brigida, Adya, Meera, Akinpelu, Omolara, Levy, Joel M, Repoli, Elizabeth, Kramer, Michael, Blanck, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2009
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Disabled Persons
Employment - organization & administration
Humans
Organizational Culture
Social Work
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Summary:Corporate culture reflects an organization's value system and impacts the recruitment, retention, and promotion of employees. Individuals with disabilities are positively impacted by a corporate culture that espouses and establishes a diverse workforce as a priority. This article provides an overview of corporate culture and the employment of individuals with disabilities, and presents a case example of the corporate culture of a large not-for-profit disability service organization. With an in-depth understanding of corporate culture and disability issues, social workers can be particularly helpful to applicants and employees with disabilities as well as employers.
ISSN:1536-7118
DOI:10.1080/15367100903202706