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Is Disability Disabling in All Workplaces? Workplace Disparities and Corporate Culture
Author(s) -
SCHUR LISA,
KRUSE DOUGLAS,
BLASI JOSEPH,
BLANCK PETER
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.2009.00565.x
Subject(s) - job security , business , organizational culture , demographic economics , psychology , public relations , economics , political science , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , engineering
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.