Autism in the Workplace

Creating Positive Employment and Career Outcomes for Generation A
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-29051-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 275 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma

Fills a gap in workplace disability literature.

Discusses the financial and social costs of autism for individuals and organizations

Explores the stigma of autism and the effects of this stigma on work outcomes

Presents the perceptions of hiring individuals with autism from the organization’s perspective.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hurley-Hanson, Amy E.

Griffiths, Amy Jane

Giannantonio, Cristina M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Autismus und Asperger-Syndrom
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Generation A and Autism in the Workplace.- 2. The Stigma of Autism.- 3. The Costs of Autism.- 4. The Career Experiences of Individuals with ASD.- 5. The Transition Needs of Young Adults With Autism.- 6. Universities with Autism Initiatives.- 7.  The Labor Market Skills Gap and Autism.- 8. Employers’ Perspectives on Hiring Individuals with Autism.- 9. Organizations with Autism Initiatives.- 10.  Leadership and Autism.- 11. A Model for Hiring Individuals With Autism.- 12. The Benefits of Employing Individuals with Autism.

Über Autor(innen)

Amy E. Hurley-Hanson is Associate Professor of Management in the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University, USA. She is the co-editor of Extreme Leadership: Leaders, Teams and Situations Outside the Norm.

Cristina M. Giannantonio is Professor of Human Resource Management in the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University, USA. She is the co-editor of Extreme Leadership: Leaders, Teams and Situations Outside the Norm.

Amy-Jane Griffiths is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Counseling in the Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, USA. Her research and clinical work focus on improving educational and employment outcomes for individuals with exceptional needs.