The Influence of Being Labeled Handicapped on Employer Perceptions of the Importance of Worker Traits for Successful Employment.

Weisenstein, Greg R.; Koshman, Helen Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ431297

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Influence of Being Labeled Handicapped on Employer Perceptions of the Importance of Worker Traits for Successful Employment.

Weisenstein, Greg R.; Koshman, Helen Lee

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, v14 n1 p67-76 Spr 1991

This comparison of the attitudes of 78 employers, who identified traits needed by either handicapped workers or workers in general, found no significant differences in ratings of the importance of various traits. (DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employee Attitudes, Employees, Employer Attitudes, Individual Characteristics, Job Performance, Job Skills, Labeling (of Persons)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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