Extent of co-worker involvement with African-American supported employees

"Cultural differences may influence the employment status of African-American supported employees and contribute to their difficulties in obtaining and maintaining employment. The purpose of this study was to fill a void in the research literature on supported employment by comparing African-American and European-American supported employees with respect to five types of co-worker involvement, salaries and attrition rates, and occupational categories and employment tenure. Specifically, analyses were conducted to determine which claims of co-worker involvement best distinguished between the two groups. Results revealed more claims of co-worker involvement for ""training"" African-American supported employees during the first six months of employment than European-Americans; further, African-American supported employees were younger and separated from employment at higher rates per month than European-American supported employees. The results strongly suggest a need to examine the factors that may contribute to greater levels of co-worker involvement with African-American supported employees. Specific areas include recognizing individual differences, developing strengths, matching skills to appropriate training and employment needs, self-analyzing multicultural employment environments, utilizing cultural brokers, and providing cross-cultural training."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

1996

Author dc:creator

• Dais, Teresa Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rusch, Frank R.

• Business Administration, General
• Black Studies
• Education, Adult and Continuing
• Education, Special
• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Education, Vocational

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Dais, Teresa Ann

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591086805
AAI9702495
(UMI)AAI9702495

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22019