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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Cultural Diversity; Disabled Persons; Employment - organization & administration; Humans; Organizational Culture; Social Work
• DOI: 10.1080/15367100903202706

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.