Understanding employer's hiring intentions in relation to qualified workers with disabilities: Preliminary findings

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-426

  Fraser, Robert T ^a   Johnson, Kurt ^a   Hebert, James ^b   Ajzen, Icek ^c   Copeland, Jana ^d   Brown, Pat ^a   Chan, Fong ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hebert Research Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d Rocky Mountain Disability and Technical Assistance   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disability; Employers; Hiring intention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENTION; NARRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREJUDICE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951726892     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9220-1     Document Type: Article

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