An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs
The objective of this paper was to explore employment issues among persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Malaysia and to propose a comprehensive framework which explains the factors that could contribute towards enhancing participation and integration of PWDs in the workforce.To uncover these issue...
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| author | Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal Wan Mohd Noor, Wan Shakizah Othman, Siti Zubaidah Abd Manaf, Abdul Razak Azizan, Norizan Bakar, Al Azmi |
| author_facet | Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal Wan Mohd Noor, Wan Shakizah Othman, Siti Zubaidah Abd Manaf, Abdul Razak Azizan, Norizan Bakar, Al Azmi |
| author_sort | Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal |
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| description | The objective of this paper was to explore employment issues among persons with disabilities
(PWDs) in Malaysia and to propose a comprehensive framework which explains the factors that
could contribute towards enhancing participation and integration of PWDs in the workforce.To
uncover these issues, input from employers, supervisors and PWDs themselves were sought
through qualitative approach using semi-structured open-ended questions.The interview protocol
was developed based on past literature. Pre-test was conducted for refinement and validation.An
Integrated Employability Model for PWDs was proposed.Emerging factors were derived based
on data collected from 417 PWDs, 29 employers and 34 supervisors throughout Peninsular
Malaysia.The results also showed that among the crucial issues surrounding employability of
PWDs in the workforce were related to lack of job opportunities, negative perceptions from
employers and society, accessibility issues, and personal attributes of PWDs themselves.Based on
the findings of the study, several suggestions and recommendations were put forward to increase
participation of PWDs in the workforce. |
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| spelling | uum-238072018-04-02T00:27:09Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23807/ An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal Wan Mohd Noor, Wan Shakizah Othman, Siti Zubaidah Abd Manaf, Abdul Razak Azizan, Norizan Bakar, Al Azmi HD28 Management. Industrial Management The objective of this paper was to explore employment issues among persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Malaysia and to propose a comprehensive framework which explains the factors that could contribute towards enhancing participation and integration of PWDs in the workforce.To uncover these issues, input from employers, supervisors and PWDs themselves were sought through qualitative approach using semi-structured open-ended questions.The interview protocol was developed based on past literature. Pre-test was conducted for refinement and validation.An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs was proposed.Emerging factors were derived based on data collected from 417 PWDs, 29 employers and 34 supervisors throughout Peninsular Malaysia.The results also showed that among the crucial issues surrounding employability of PWDs in the workforce were related to lack of job opportunities, negative perceptions from employers and society, accessibility issues, and personal attributes of PWDs themselves.Based on the findings of the study, several suggestions and recommendations were put forward to increase participation of PWDs in the workforce. 2017-10-29 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23807/1/CMM%202017%20762.pdf Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal and Wan Mohd Noor, Wan Shakizah and Othman, Siti Zubaidah and Abd Manaf, Abdul Razak and Azizan, Norizan and Bakar, Al Azmi (2017) An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs. In: 4th Conference on Business Management, 29 - 30 Oktober 2017, The Gurney Resprt Hotel & Recidences Penang, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal Wan Mohd Noor, Wan Shakizah Othman, Siti Zubaidah Abd Manaf, Abdul Razak Azizan, Norizan Bakar, Al Azmi An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title | An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title_full | An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title_fullStr | An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title_short | An Integrated Employability Model for PWDs |
| title_sort | integrated employability model for pwds |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23807/1/CMM%202017%20762.pdf |
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