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Job Preferences and Expectations of Disabled People and Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises in Poland: Implications for Disabled People's Professional Development
Author(s) -
Michna Anna,
Kmieciak Roman,
BurzyńskaPtaszek Katarzyna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.21280
Subject(s) - disabled people , empirical research , business , qualitative research , psychology , relation (database) , public relations , marketing , applied psychology , sociology , political science , social science , life style , philosophy , epistemology , database , computer science
In spite of general positive attitudes of employers toward disabled people, there are persistently low employment rates for this demographic. One possible explanation is that there has been insufficient adjustment of needs and job preferences to suit disabled people and demands of employers. The objective of the present paper is to present results of empirical research on disabled people's and small and medium‐sized enterprises' preferences, expectations, and needs in relation to employment in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). We present a multistage study involving quantitative research conducted among 1041 disabled people and 150 SMEs, and qualitative research including case studies conducted in three SMEs that employ disabled people. On this basis, recommendations for the professional development of disabled people are proposed.