Publications, Articles & Podcasts
Employing Individuals with Disabilities and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Role of Employer Openness and Employee Attitudes
Claude B. Kershner IV (A.R.C.H. Consulting, LLC) & George M. Marakas (Florida International University)
Engaged Management ReView · March 2024 · Vol. 7, No. 2 · pp. 33–45 (Dissertation Digest)
When employers hire people with disabilities, measurable behavioral change follows across the organization. Drawing on intergroup contact theory and social exchange theory across a study of 211 employees, this research shows that workplace contact improves attitudes toward employees with disabilities — and that those attitudes, strengthened by employer openness, job satisfaction, and personality, drive higher organizational citizenship behavior.
Read the full study →Kershner, C. B., IV, & Marakas, G. M. (2024). Employing individuals with disabilities and organizational citizenship behavior: The role of employer openness and employee attitudes. Engaged Management ReView, 7(2), 33–45.
The Organizational Singularity Is Here: What AI, Entrepreneurial Science, and Fifty Years of Scholarship Tell Us About What Survives
The Field Stays Human. The Office Gets Intelligent.
From Classroom to Marketplace: Reflections on Facilitating the Inaugural Capstone Consulting Experience
From Furlough to Freedom: Entrepreneurship, Necessity, and the Power of Taking Action
Jimmy John’s vs. Broadway Subs: A Tale of Efficiency and Differentiation
Why Discussion-Based Teaching Matters: Learning with Dreamers, Doers, and Implementers
Finding and Working with an Entrepreneurial Mentor: A Story of Growth and Guidance
