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Disability and the Performance Paradox: Can Social Capital Bridge the Divide?
Author(s) -
WilliamsWhitt Kelly,
Taras Daphne
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00738.x
Subject(s) - social capital , social exchange theory , bridge (graph theory) , attendance , sociology , field (mathematics) , function (biology) , discipline , social psychology , grounded theory , positive economics , psychology , work (physics) , disability studies , task (project management) , economics , social science , gender studies , qualitative research , economic growth , management , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , evolutionary biology , pure mathematics , biology
This research captures the physical and social experience of disability by analysing the practical performance problems that arise when an ill or injured employee returns to work, and documenting how those problems are interpreted. The grounded theory approach suggests an alternative to the traditional biomedical or social perspectives on disability. Field research reveals four themes: attendance, disciplinary history, peer interaction and task function. Managerial and co‐worker perceptions were significantly affected by interactions that occurred before any disability was known to exist. Historic patterns of social exchange strongly suggest that social capital theory explains problematic work performance.