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Organizational maturity model to support the employability of neurodiverse individuals

Neurodiversity is any type of cognitive processing or a way of making sense of the world that deviates from “typical” ways of thinking and being. The neurodivergent community includes i.a. individuals with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or Tourette's syndrome. Some of them can work successfully, while others face problems with finding and keeping employment. As a result, the project aims to: Identify and analyze key barriers to employability and the benefits of employing neurodiverse individuals. Identify the components of the process of achieving organizational maturity for the employment of neurodiverse individuals. Developing an organizational maturity model to support the employability of neurodiverse individuals (NOMM). Research activities were planned based on methods triangulation. First, desk research focused on an analysis of previous studies on economic, social, and psychological benefits and barriers of hiring neurodiverse employees, along with a multi-context interpretation of normative acts. Secondly, 12 semi-structured interviews with field experts will be conducted, aimed to identify and explore the determinants of organizational "propensity" and "readiness" to employ neurodiverse individuals. On this basis, the study will be carried out in the next stage, with the use of Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI). The research sample will include about 1000 companies within three selected sectors of the economy. As a result, companies will be selected for the next stage of the research, in the form of a case study. The research sample will include 3 successful companies in the area of employability of neurodiverse people. The research will include semi-structured interviews, observation of possible workplace accommodations or specific supporting work practices, and documentary research on the company's documentation in the area of neurodiverse individuals' employment. As a result: 1) Key barriers to employability and the benefits of employing neurodiverse individuals will be identified and analyzed. 2) The components of the process of achieving organizational maturity for the employment of neurodiverse individuals, with their determinants such as organizational propensity and organizational readiness will be characterized. 3) Organizational maturity model to support the employability of neurodiverse individuals (NOMM) will be developed.

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Project's acronym:
NOMM
Financial Program Name:
OPUS
Organization:
Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (National Science Centre)
Realisation period:
2022-06-07 - 2024-12-07
Project manager:
dr Michał Tomasz Tomczak
Team members:
Realised in:
Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Law
Project's value:
247 288.00 PLN
Request type:
National Research Programmes
Domestic:
Domestic project
Verified by:
Gdańsk University of Technology

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