A Qualitative Study Exploring Employers' Recruitment Behaviour and Decisions: Small and medium enterprises

TY - BOOK

T1 - A Qualitative Study Exploring Employers' Recruitment Behaviour and Decisions

T2 - Small and medium enterprises

AU - Davidson, Jacqueline

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - This report presents findings from a qualitative study concerned with exploring the recruitment behaviour and decisions of employers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, and how these might relate to the employment of disabled people. Despite the prevalence of SMEs in the UK economy, relatively little is known about these behaviours. Data for the study was generated with 30 SME employers. The methods used included in-depth interviews with employers before and after they had made their recruitment decision, focus groups with, and follow-up telephone interviews with, a selection of employers. The findings highlight the factors influencing the recruitment decisions of SME employers, their attitudes and experiences of employing disabled people and their perceptions of the validity of arguments for employing disabled people. The report concludes with a discussion of the policy implications which arise from the findings.

AB - This report presents findings from a qualitative study concerned with exploring the recruitment behaviour and decisions of employers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, and how these might relate to the employment of disabled people. Despite the prevalence of SMEs in the UK economy, relatively little is known about these behaviours. Data for the study was generated with 30 SME employers. The methods used included in-depth interviews with employers before and after they had made their recruitment decision, focus groups with, and follow-up telephone interviews with, a selection of employers. The findings highlight the factors influencing the recruitment decisions of SME employers, their attitudes and experiences of employing disabled people and their perceptions of the validity of arguments for employing disabled people. The report concludes with a discussion of the policy implications which arise from the findings.

KW - employers

KW - RECRUITMENT METHODS

KW - Decision Making

KW - small and medium enterprises

KW - Disability

M3 - Commissioned report

SN - 9781847129895

T3 - Department for Work and Pensions Research Report

BT - A Qualitative Study Exploring Employers' Recruitment Behaviour and Decisions

PB - Department for Work and Pensions

CY - Sheffield

ER -