Employing neurodiverse people analysis of management's opinions

• Autorzy: Wiater Mariola , Bartak Jakub

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2023.175.37

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: This study aims to determine the employment opportunities of neurodiverse people, related to the assessment of the suitability of their skills and the adaptation of working conditions to their needs by the managers in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: We evaluated the above-mentioned employment opportunities on the basis of a statistical analysis of empirical data collected among the 51 managers of various organisational entities in a Polish company. Findings: Having studied the opinions of managers, we found that most of the unique skills of neurodiverse workers are perceived as valuable. At the same time, some critical adaptations required to meet their needs are regarded as problematic and thus may potentially pose a barrier to broader employment of neurodiverse people. In addition, the obtained results deepen the previous findings of researchers on the basis of the science of management and quality by verifying whether there is a relationship between managers' assessment of the usefulness of the skills of neurodiverse people and possible, in the opinion of managers, adaptations of working conditions. Research limitations/implications: The limitation of the conducted research is the number of managers who took part in the survey. It needs to be emphasized that due to the purpose of the study, number of respondents was less important than the diversity of organisational entities, which they represented. Nevertheless, conducted research contributes to raising awareness of neurodiversity and may be the basis for further research. Practical implications: The practical rationale for undertaking research in this area is the five times lower employment rate of neurodiverse people in Poland compared to the average for the European Union. The awareness of the managers' opinions about mentioned issues allows for institutional and organizational solutions to be prepared thus to increase the employment of these people. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to examine employment opportunities of neurodiverse people in various organisational entities in a company. Findings from this study may be of interest to various groups, including neurodiverse people, organizations, state institutions and other researches.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

neurodiversity; autism; employment; skills; adaptation of working conditions

PL

neurodywersyfikacja; autyzm; zatrudnienie; umiejętności; adaptacja warunków pracy

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: z. 175
• Strony: 581--596
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Wiater Mariola

• Cracow University of Economics, Department of Process Management;

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-2517

autor

Bartak Jakub

• Cracow University of Economics, Department of Process Management;

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-2432

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