Is Disability Disabling in All Workplaces? Workplace Disparities and Corporate Culture

Using nearly 30,000 employee surveys from fourteen companies, we find disability is linked to lower average pay, job security, training, and participation in decisions, and to more negative attitudes toward the job and company. Disability gaps in attitudes vary substantially, however, across compani...

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Published in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 2009-07, Vol.48 (3), p.381-410
Main Authors: SCHUR, LISA, KRUSE, DOUGLAS, BLASI, JOSEPH, BLANCK, PETER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Corporate culture
Disability
Employee attitude
Employees
Employment
Equality
Handicapped
Inequality
Job Security
Labour relations
Organizational Culture
Social inequality
Studies
Work place
Workers with disabilities
Workplace diversity
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Summary:Using nearly 30,000 employee surveys from fourteen companies, we find disability is linked to lower average pay, job security, training, and participation in decisions, and to more negative attitudes toward the job and company. Disability gaps in attitudes vary substantially, however, across companies and worksites, with no attitude gaps in worksites rated highly by all employees for fairness and responsiveness. The results indicate that corporate cultures that are responsive to the needs of all employees are especially beneficial for employees with disabilities.
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2009.00565.x