Retailer perceptions on hiring prospective employees with disabilities

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-123

  Jasper, Cynthia R ^a   Waldhart, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Hiring practices; Retailer perspectives

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; PERCEPTION; RETAILING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855860578     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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