Situational leadership and persons with disabilities

Issue title: Workplace Issues and Placement

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cubero, Christopher G.

Affiliations: Department of Rehabilitation Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, Health Science Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Does situational leadership style impact workers with disabilities? Situational leadership as a model and style of organizational management is defined. With a concentration on workers with disabilities, employer and employee perceptions of the workplace environment are analyzed as a contributing factor to the choice of leadership styles. Leadership style and its potential impact on workers with disabilities are included. Advantages of situational leadership style as an organizational model for managers that matches the intricate needs of workers with disabilities are argued. Methods for increasing awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities in the workplace and improving leadership models are discussed. Implications and potential outcomes for workers with disabilities based on the use of situational leadership by managers are discussed.

Journal: Work, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 351-356, 2007