Wednesday 28 February 2018

Job Seekers with Musculoskeletal or Sensory Disabilities: Barriers and Facilitators of Job Search

an article by Hugh T. J. Bainbridge (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) and Yuka Fujimoto (Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) published in British Journal of Management Volume 29 Issue 1 (January 2018)

Abstract

Drawing on interviews with job seekers and expert informants, we outline a model of the job search experience of people with disabilities.

This model specifies the sequence of events involved in the pursuit of paid work and the contextual features that inhibit or facilitate job search attitudes, behaviours, intermediate search outcomes and employment outcomes.

By contrasting the experiences of job seekers with musculoskeletal and sensory disabilities, and outlining the influence of major stakeholders in the form of employment agencies and family members, our model provides the basis for a more nuanced understanding of the job search process.

Finally, we recommend points of intervention that are grounded in data for improving job search outcomes for people with disabilities in general, and for job seekers with musculoskeletal or sensory disabilities specifically.

Full text (PDF 17pp)


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