Why Do Employers (Fail to) Hire People with Disabilities? A Systematic Review of Capabilities, Opportunities and Motivations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To increase the number of people with disabilities in employment, we need to understand what influences employers' hiring decisions. In this systematic review, we map out factors affecting employers' hiring decisions about people with disabilities.

Methods

This study is a systematic review that applies the COM-B model to identify factors that contribute to employers (not) hiring people with disabilities. The COM-B model proposes that employers will perform hiring behavior (B) if they have the capability (C), opportunity (O) and motivation (M) to do so. We also investigate if factors have a negative, positive or no effect. We report in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines.

Results

In a review of 47 studies, we find 32 factors. Most of these factors are barrier

SUBMITTER: Nagtegaal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172218 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature