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Sustainable employment depends on quality relationships between supervisors and their employees on the autism spectrum.
- Source :
- Disability & Rehabilitation; Jun2023, Vol. 45 Issue 11, p1784-1795, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Employment outcomes for individuals on the autism spectrum may be contingent upon employers' knowledge of autism and provision of appropriate workplace supports. We aimed to understand the organizational factors that influenced the organizational socialization of autistic employees. We wrote nine case histories based on interviews from managers, autistic employees, and job coaches. Intra-case analysis, then cross-case analysis, provided an understanding of organizational factors that lead to sustained employment of autistic employees. The quality of the relationship between managers and autistic employees was consistently seen as the key facilitator of organizational socialization and positive employment outcomes of autistic employees. These relationships, however, relied on the skilled facilitation of the job coach during each stage of the employment cycle (hiring, on-boarding, training, performance management), as they had an important role in building a mutual understanding between supervisors and employees. As such, our study draws upon and contributes to leader-member exchange theory. Consistent with prior research, our study shows the importance of high-quality relationships between supervisors and supervisees for positive employment outcomes of autistic employees in organization but adds skilled communication facilitation as a novel antecedent to leader-member exchange, as a potentially key factor for autistic employees. The relationship between the a manager and their employee is an important factor in effective organizational socialization and workplace outcomes for autistic employees. Job coaches can play a crucial role in building mutual understanding and high-quality relationships between managers and employees. Job coaches can support the inclusion of autistic employees by illustrating the multi-faceted socioemotional performance benefits over the longer term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIALIZATION
EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities
EMPLOYEE attitudes
SOCIAL support
PROFESSIONS
LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH methodology
TIME
INTERVIEWING
EXECUTIVES
HEALTH outcome assessment
MENTORING
LEARNING
JOB involvement
AUTISM
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH funding
SUPERVISION of employees
JUDGMENT sampling
OCCUPATIONAL adaptation
JOB performance
EMOTIONS
SUPPORTED employment
CORPORATE culture
PERSONNEL management
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09638288
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163887071
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2074550