Employer satisfaction with employees with a disability: Comparisons with other employees

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-69

  Smith, Kaye ^a   Webber, Lynne ^a   Graffam, Joe ^a   Wilson, Carlene ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Employer satisfaction; Employment; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 10044222298     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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