Employer satisfaction, job-match and future hiring intentions for employees with a disability

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-173

  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; Hiring intentions; Job match; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 13944257769     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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