Career success of disabled high-flyers - Shah, Sonali (J. Kingsley, 2005)
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-200) and indexes
Career success of disabled high-flyers -- The role of disabled people in the workplace -- Meanings of success for high-flyers -- Childhood -- Education -- Individual personality and motivation -- Career choice and experiences -- A portrait of the disabled high-flyer
Career Success of Disabled High-Flyers challenges the assumption that disabled employees are a homogenous group and discusses important questions such as: What is disability? How do people with physical impairments define success? Does gender impact in the same way on disabled and non-disabled people's careers?. Drawing on in-depth case studies of thirty-one disabled adults who have been successful in their careers, this book suggests that individual traits and patterns of behaviour are key factors in career success, and shows that it is often society rather than impairment that hinders profes