Sustainable Employment for People with Disabilities: A Scoping Review on Workplace Practices and Positive Employment Outcomes

Siri Yde Aksnes; Julie Ulstein

doi:10.16993/sjdr.1089

Sustainable Employment for People with Disabilities: A Scoping Review on Workplace Practices and Positive Employment Outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 26 (2024): Issue 1

By: Siri Yde Aksnes and Julie Ulstein

Open Access

|May 2024

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Table 1

Qualitative articles.

	STUDY ID	JOURNAL	COUNTRY	DISABILITY	SAMPLE	N	DESIGN	PRACTICE GROUP	OUTCOME
1	Bartram et al., 2021	Asia Pacific Journal of Human resources	Australia	Intellectual	PWD Managers	78	Interviews Focus groups	Accommodation Cultural practices HRM Support	Wellbeing Individual performance
2	Becerra et al., 2018	Disability and rehabilitation	Spain	Intellectual	PWD	5	Multiple case study design Interrupted time series design	Accommodation	Quality of performance
3	Blonk et al., 2020	Disability & Society	Netherlands	Intellectual Mental health conditions	PWD Employers Customers Social workers	28	Interviews Participant observation	Cultural practices Support	Feeling of recognition
4	Butterworth et al., 2000	Mental Retardation	USA	Young adults with developmental disabilities	PWD Co-workers Managers Supervisors	16	Participant observation Interviews	Cultural practices Leadership Training	Supportive workplace
5	Carrier, 2007	Intellectual and developmental disabilities	USA	Intellectual	PWD Co-workers Employers Job coaches	10	Participant observation Interviews	Accommodation Cultural practices Training	Social and professional integration
6	Cavanagh et al., 2021	Personnel Review	Australia	Intellectual	PWD Co-workers HR managers Department managers Supervisors	91	Interviews Focus groups	Cultural practices HRM Support	Thriving at work
7	Foster & Fosh, 2010	British Journal of Industrial Relations	UK	Unspecified	PWD Union officers Disability-related organizations	20	Interviews	Participation Support	Integrating PWD’s concerns into the organizational agenda
8	Gignac et al., 2021	Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation	Canada	Episodic disabilities	Disability managers Union representativesOccupational health and safety representativesLabour lawyers	27	Interviews	Support	Inclusion and sustainable employment
9	Guillaume & Loufrani-Fedida, 2023	Personnel Review	France	Vulnerable employees	Stakeholders in employability management	50	Interviews Observations	Participation HRM	Managing inclusive employability of vulnerable workers
10	Haafkens et al., 2011	BMC Health Services Research	Netherlands	Chronically ill	HR managers Line managers	27	Concept mapping methodology	Accommodation, Cultural practices HRM Leadership Support	Retention
11	Jansson et al., 2015	Work	Sweden	Unspecified	Employers	12	Interviews	Accommodation Cultural practices Leadership Participation Support Training	Work ability Productivity
12	Kwan, 2021	Social Work	Hong Kong	Unspecified	Co-workers	8	Interviews	Cultural practices Support Training	Disability friendly work environment Understanding PWD Level of accommodation
13	Meacham, 2017a	Personnel Review	Australia	Intellectual	PWD Co-workers HR managers Department managers Supervisors	63	Interviews Focus groups	Accommodation Cultural practices HRM Leadership Support Training	Participation Well-being
14	Meacham, 2017b	Personnel Review	Australia	Intellectual	PWD HR managers Owner of film company	14	Interviews Focus groups Observations	Cultural practices HRM Support	Social integration
15	Miller et al., 2014	Work	US	Mobility impairments	PWD	33	Interviews	Accommodation Support	Retention Job satisfaction
16	Paluch et al., 2012	Work	Australia	Mental illness	PWD Co-workers	9	Participant observation Interviews Document analysis	Cultural practices Participation Support Training	Supportive workplace
17	Schreuer et al., 2009	Work	US	Unspecified	PWD Employer Occupational therapist	5	Comparative case design	Support	Level of accommodation
18	Trezzini et al., 2021	Disability & Society	Switzerland	Unspecified	PWD	26	Interviews	Accommodation Cultural practices Support	Participation on equal terms

Table 2

Quantitative articles.

	STUDY ID	JOURNAL	COUNTRY	DISABILITY	SAMPLE	N	DESIGN	PRACTICE GROUP	OUTCOME
1	Banks et al., 2001	Psychiatric rehabilitation journal	USA	Mental	Employment support staff	243	Cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices Support	Wage
2	Chandola & Rouxel, 2021	Social science & medicine	UK	Physical Sensory Mental	PWD Employees (without disabilities)	6615	Longitudinal survey	Accommodation Support	Staying economically active
3	Chordiya, 2022	Review of public personnel administration	USA	Unspecified	PWD Employees (without disabilities)	687687 (2012) 421748 (2015)	Pooled cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices HRM	Turnover intention
4	Chow et al., 2014	Psychiatric services	USA	Mental	PWD	1538	Longitudinal survey	Accommodation	Hours worked Employment duration
5	Coll & Mignonac, 2023	International journal of human resource management	France	Unspecified	PWD Supervisors	i) 200 ii) 160	Matched employee-supervisor survey	Support	Task performance
6	Eissenstat et al., 2022	Rehabilitation counseling bulletin	South Korea	Unspecified	PWD	1755	Cross-sectional survey	Accommodation	Job satisfaction Job tenure
7	Farris & Stancliffe, 2001	Journal of intellectual and developmental disabilities	Australia	Intellectual Physical Neurological? Learning	PWD Co-workers Managers	36	Multi-wave surveys	Training Support	Value of PWD Support needs
8	Fillary & Pernice 2006	International journal of rehabilitation research	New Zealand	Intellectual	PWD Co-workers Employers	24	Cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices	Level of inclusion
9	Flores et al., 2021	International journal of environmental research and public health	Spain	Intellectual	PWD	554	Cross-sectional survey	Support	Job satisfaction
10	Gray et al., 2014	Work	USA	Physical	PWD	132	Cross-sectional survey	Accommodation Cultural practices Support	Job satisfaction
11	Habeck et al., 2010	Journal of occupational rehabilitation	USA	Unspecified	Employers	650	Cross-sectional survey	AccommodationHRM Leadership	Hiring PWD Retention
12	Ishii & Yaeda, 2010	Journal of rehabilitation	Japan	Intellectual	Employers	150	Cross-sectional survey	Accommodation	Tasks performed by PWD
13	Kensbock & Boehm, 2016	International journal of human resource management	Israel	Unspecified	PWD Supervisors	i) 10 ii) 55	Mixed methods, InterviewsCross-sectional survey	Leadership	Job performance
14	Luu, 2018	Employee relations	Vietnam	Physical	PWD Supervisors	875	Matched employee-supervisor survey	HRM Leadership Training	Work engagement
15	Lyubykh et al., 2020	Journal of occupational rehabilitation	Canada	Musculoskeletal	PWD Supervisors	i) 264 ii) 224	Cross-sectional survey	Leadership	Job satisfaction Provision of accommodation Resilience Low presenteeism Performance evaluation
16	Man et al., 2020	Frontiers in psychology	China	Unspecified	PWD Supervisors	300	Multi-wave matched employee-supervisor survey	Accommodation	Creative performance
17	Mank et al., 2000	Mental retardation	USA	Unspecified	Co-workers Employment specialists	538	Two-wave survey	Support Training	Wage Employment duration
18	Novak & Rogan, 2010	Intellectual and developmental disabilities	USA	Developmental	Employment specialists	106	Cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices Support	Co-worker attitude towards PWD Level of participation Feelings of support
19	Sanclemente et al., 2022	Applied psychology	Spain	Physical Intellectual Mental	PWD Co-workers	258	Cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices Support	Organizational learning Desire to stay in organization
20	Schur et al., 2009	Industrial relations	USA	Unspecified	PWD Non-disabled employees	29897	Cross-sectional survey	Cultural practices	Job satisfaction, Willingness to work hard, company loyalty, turnover intention
21	Solovieva et al., 2011	Disability and health journal	USA	Physical Cognitive Sensory Mental Health	Employers	128	Cross-sectional survey	Accommodations	Retained a qualified employee Increased worker productivity Eliminated the cost of training a new employee.
22	Tuan et al., 2021	Review of public personnel administration	Vietnam	Physical	PWD	662	Two-wave survey	HRM	Well-being
23	Villotti et al., 2017	Community mental health journal	Australia Canada Italy	Mental	PWD	90	Cross-sectional survey	Accommodation Support	Job tenure
24	Zhu et al., 2019	Human resource management	China	Physical Sensory Developmental	PWD Non-disabled employees	485	Two-wave survey	Cultural practices	Thriving at work

Table 3

Workplace practices linked to outcome categories and outcomes.

PRACTICE	OUTCOME CATEGORY	OUTCOMES
Accommodation Cultural practices HRM practices Leadership Support Training	Positive employment experiences PWD	Well-being Job satisfaction Thriving at work Social and professional integration Feeling of support Equal participation Resilience Feeling of recognition Level of inclusion Desire to stay in organization Company loyalty
Accommodation Cultural practices HRM practices Leadership Support Training	Positive employment outcomes PWD	Wage Duration of employment Hours worked Low presenteeism Turnover intention Receiving accommodation Staying economically active Job tenure Job security
Accommodation Cultural practices Training Support	Positive employment experiences of stakeholders in the organization	Co-worker attitudes Valuing PWD Understanding PwD
Accommodation Cultural practices HRM practices Leadership Participation Support Training	Work performance	Creative performance Individual performance Job performance Work engagement Task performance Quality of performance Lower support needs Willingness to work hard Performance evaluation Productivity Work ability
Accommodation Cultural practices HRM practices Leadership Participation Support Training	Positive organizational outcomes	Organizational learning Level of accommodation Provision of accommodation Hiring PWD Retention Supportive workplace Eliminating the cost of training a new employee Increasing employee productivity Integrating PWD’s concerns into organizational agenda Managing inclusive employment Inclusion and sustainable employment Disability friendly work environment

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1089 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 189 - 210

Submitted on: Oct 11, 2023

Accepted on: Apr 26, 2024

Published on: May 10, 2024

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

disability,

positive employment outcomes,

scoping review,

sustainable employment,

workplace practices

© 2024 Siri Yde Aksnes, Julie Ulstein, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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