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

Deepti Samant, Michal Soffer, Brigida Hernandez, Meera Adya, Omolara Akinpelu, Joel M. Levy, Elizabeth Repoli, Michael Kramer, Peter Blanck

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)171-188
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation
Volume8
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Corporate culture
  • Employment
  • People with disabilities
  • Service providers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Rehabilitation
  • Sociology and Political Science

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