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Publication date: 16 October 2017

Innovation programs at the workplace for workers with an intellectual disability: Two case studies in large Australian organisations

Hannah Meacham, Jillian Cavanagh, Amie Shaw and Timothy Bartram

The purpose of this paper is to examine human resource management (HRM) innovation programs in the early stages of employment for workers with an intellectual disability (WWID).

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine human resource management (HRM) innovation programs in the early stages of employment for workers with an intellectual disability (WWID).

Design/methodology/approach

The first case study was carried out at a large national courier company where a film innovation programme was used to enhance the socialisation process of WWID. The second case study was at a five-star hotel situated in a large city where a buddy system innovation programme was used in the induction and training process of WWID.

Findings

The overarching “life theme” created through these innovation programs was one of enhanced and creative opportunities for social inclusion. The participants displayed more confidence and independence in their ability and exhibited aspirations to advance and succeed in their roles.

Practical implications

The study argues that HR professionals need to be more proactive in finding innovative ways to engage WWID in the early stages of employment.

Originality/value

The qualitative study is underpinned by socialisation and career construction theory which provides the framework to discuss the ways in which socialisation and socially inclusive HRM practices enable participants and other WWID achieve success on their career paths. The key message of our research is that early vocational socialisation innovation programs can make a positive difference to the work experiences of WWID.

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Personnel Review, vol. 46 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-08-2016-0214
ISSN: 0048-3486

Keywords

  • Qualitative
  • Human resource management
  • Socialization
  • Intellectual disability
  • Innovations
  • Career construction theory

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Publication date: 6 November 2017

HRM practices that support the employment and social inclusion of workers with an intellectual disability

Hannah Meacham, Jillian Cavanagh, Amie Shaw and Timothy Bartram

The purpose of this paper is to examine how HRM practices enhance and/or impede the employment, participation, and well-being of workers with intellectual disabilities in…

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The purpose of this paper is to examine how HRM practices enhance and/or impede the employment, participation, and well-being of workers with intellectual disabilities in three hotels located in Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

The research employs a case study methodology, including interviews with three HR managers, three department managers, 17 workers with intellectual disabilities, and focus groups of 16 supervisors and 24 work colleagues.

Findings

The research found that the opportunities to participate in work are driven primarily by developing a social climate that enables social cohesion through the altruistic motives of managers/supervisors and reciprocal relationships.

Originality/value

The findings lend support for the importance of both formal and informal HR practices, such as inclusive recruitment and selection, mentoring, and training and development, as well as individualised day-to-day support provided by supervisors and colleagues, to improve the participation and well-being of workers with an intellectual disability.

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Personnel Review, vol. 46 no. 8
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-05-2016-0105
ISSN: 0048-3486

Keywords

  • Qualitative
  • Human resource management
  • Social exchange theory
  • Intellectual disability
  • Well-being
  • Social climate

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Publication date: 30 September 2019

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Contemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-457-720191001
ISBN: 978-1-78973-457-7

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Publication date: 30 September 2019

Mental Health and Well-being at Work

Hannah Meacham, Jillian Cavanagh, Timothy Bartram and Katharina Spaeth

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Contemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-457-720191013
ISBN: 978-1-78973-457-7

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Publication date: 12 September 2014

Fictive Creativity and Morality: A Multi-Dimensional Exploration

Daryl Koehn

In order to consider fiction’s contribution to understanding organizations and their ethics, we need to examine the connection between creativity and morality. This…

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In order to consider fiction’s contribution to understanding organizations and their ethics, we need to examine the connection between creativity and morality. This chapter explores six possible relations, drawing upon a variety of works (creations) from a poet, a playwright, and several philosophers. I argue that any relationship between fiction/creativity and morality is multi-dimensional and should be treated as such in future research in business ethics and organizational studies. In particular, we are not entitled simply to assume that fictive creativity will bolster existing norms or engender virtues. On the contrary, in some cases, fiction reveals just how difficult it is to apply norms or to identify the virtuous course of action, given that we often do not have an accurate understanding of what is going on in an organizational or business setting, much less a cogent grasp on whether the behavior is right and good.

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The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-209620140000011001
ISBN: 978-1-78350-949-2

Keywords

  • Moral imagination
  • creativity
  • judgment
  • Hannah Arendt
  • Primo Levi
  • art

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Publication date: 1 June 2005

Fruits of the tree: resources on Shaker art

Sara Harrington

Provides students, scholars, and interested parties an introductory essay and selected bibliography of recent resources on the art and material culture of the Shakers, a…

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Provides students, scholars, and interested parties an introductory essay and selected bibliography of recent resources on the art and material culture of the Shakers, a communitarian religious group who lived in the United States from the 18th to 21st centuries.

Design/methodology/approach

Introduces and annotates periodical articles, monographs, and exhibition catalogues examining Shaker art and material culture dating from 1987 to the present.

Findings

Provides information about each source, discusses the characteristics of current scholarship on Shaker art, and describes sources that contain unique scholarly contributions and quality reproductions of well and lesser known Shaker objects.

Practical implications

Provides a point of departure for an exploration of Shaker studies, focusing on the art and material culture of the Shakers, and highlights important sources within the growing body of literature on the Shakers.

Originality/value

As the only recent annotated bibliography of material on Shaker art, the article provides access to interdisciplinary resources that are widely scattered within the humanities literature and thus previously difficult to locate. The article also serves to bring resources on Shaker art and material culture to a wider audience, since the special libraries devoted to Shaker collection do not have electronic catalogs, and are largely limited to on‐site access.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 33 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320510597444
ISSN: 0090-7324

Keywords

  • History
  • Culture (sociology)
  • Artifacts
  • United States of America
  • Communities

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