title: Employers' attitudes on hiring workers with intellectual disabilities in small and medium enterprises: an Italian research.
abstract: Employers play a significant role in the process of hiring workers with intellectual disability. Through an in-depth interview, this research aims to investigate the attitudes of 30 representatives of small and medium-sized Italian companies involved in a process of recruitment. The data were analyzed using a phenomenological approach. The results show that attitudes toward the disabled employee are influenced by three areas, namely, personal characteristics of employers, selection process, and concerns and opinions of employers.
authors: University of Bergamo, Italy zappella.emanuela@virgilio.it.
authors: Emanuela
authors: E
authors: Zappella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007558:Italy; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010560:Personnel Selection
keywords: employers attitudes; employment; hiring process; workers with intellectual disability