Employing People with Disabilities: Good Organisational Practices and Socio-Cultural Conditions

ISBN-13: 9783030245511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 156 str.

Ewa Giermanowska; Mariola Raclaw; Dorota Szawarska

Spis treści

1. Introduction.- 2. Work and Employment of People with Disabilities: Towards a Social Model.- 3. Multivariate Conditions of Introducing People with Disabilities to the Labour Market: Coupled Impact and the Effect of Synergy.- 4. Good Practices as a Tool for Modelling Employer Policies from the Open Labour Market.- 5. Good Practices in Personnel Management Process.- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations.

O autorze

Ewa Giermanowska is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. With her research focusing on the sociology of work, labour relations, and the employment of people with disabilities, Ewa is a member of the Polish Sociological Association in the Section of Sociology of Work. 

Mariola Racław is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Mariola is a member of the Government Population Council. She is the Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Sociology of Disabilities section of the Polish Sociological Association.

Dorota Szawarska is a social anthropologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland, where she deals with the question of care and kinship. She previously studied at the University of Cambridge and SOAS University of London in the UK, as well as the University of Warsaw in Poland.  

Blurb

“There are few studies on employment practices related to the very specific category of people with disabilities. Even rarer are studies into policies on the employment of people with disabilities. This book is an important contribution to disability studies.”

—Barbara Gąciarz, Professor, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland 

“An indisputable asset of this book is its international and interdisciplinary nature, as well as its combination of academic knowledge with practice.”

—Jakub Niedbalski, University of Lodz, Poland  

Developing better employment and management practices for a diverse workplace is quickly becoming a major concern amongst most modern organisations; however, a lack of research into good practices has a limiting effect. Dealing specifically with disabilities, this pioneering work is based on international research spanning several European countries to demonstrate best practice. Aiming to fill a gap in knowledge, the authors offer interdisciplinary insights into managing diversity in the workplace, taking into account various social and cultural contexts. Providing analysis and recommendations for adapting organisational practices to different workplace settings, this Palgrave Pivot is a vital read for scholars of HRM and diversity management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.