Remington, AM;
Pellicano, E;
(2018)
Sometimes you just need someone to take a chance on you’: An internship programme for autistic graduates at Deutsche Bank, UK.
Journal of Management and Organization
, 2018
10.1017/jmo.2018.66.
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Abstract
Autistic individuals often face significant challenges to obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment – more so than other disability groups. Work placements appear to be an important step to promote employment outcomes, yet there remains a lack of knowledge about the real-life experiences of those involved in such schemes. This study is the first to take a multi-informant, longitudinal approach to examine corporate work-placement schemes: specifically, an internship for autistic graduates at Deutsche Bank, UK. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with interns, their hiring managers and the colleagues who worked alongside them. Results demonstrated positive, meaningful experiences for the majority of those involved, however, some interns also reported anxiety, difficulties in judging communication and confusion regarding office rules. The current findings contribute to a better understanding of the experiences of skilled autistic individuals in work, and should inform the creation of subsequent programmes aimed to promote employment opportunities for autistic people.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Sometimes you just need someone to take a chance on you’: An internship programme for autistic graduates at Deutsche Bank, UK |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1017/jmo.2018.66 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2018.66 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | autism, employment, internship, outcomes, work |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10060918 |
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