Salient and subtle aspects of demand side approaches for employment retention: Lessons for public policymakers

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Habeck, Rochelle ^a   Kregel, John ^b   Head, Colleen ^b   Yasuda, Satoko ^b  

^a Habeck and Associates   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Demand side policy; Disability management; Employer approaches; Employment retention; Hiring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; JOB ACCOMMODATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33847784946     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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