Disability-job fit stereotypes and the evaluation of persons with disabilities at work

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-95

  Colella, Adrienne ^b   Varma, Arup ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Disability; Job fit stereotypes; Performance appraisals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; STEREOTYPY; VIDEORECORDING; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0032821573     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021362019948     Document Type: Article

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