Potential and Challenges of Mutually-Oriented Social Enterprises  

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Yonezawa, Akira

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Japan Labor Review vol. 12 no. 1 (2015), page 76-96.
Topik: Disabilities; MSEs; Matually-Oriented Social Enterprises

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: JJ134 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This article examines the inherent potential and challenges of the type of organization known as shakaiteki jigyosho (Mutually-oriented Social Enterprises [MSEs]), wherein people with disabilities and people without them work together and assist one another on an equal basis. There are high hopes for this newly established paradigm to play an important role as one of many diversified working styles for people with disabilities in the Japanese employment system. By analyzing the organizational-level features of MSEs and the characteristics of work carried out in them, this article aims to contribute to the body of research on employment for people with disabilities. By reviewing documents released by MSEs and other materials, this study verified that their target demographic includes “employment-challenged” people other than those with disabilities, and that there is equality, in terms of job position, between employees with disabilities and those without. Also, the advantages and disadvantages of MSEs were examined through interviews with multiple employees of one particular MSE. It was found that while employment- challenged workers appreciate flexible work conditions and low levels of on-the-job pressure, and non-employment-challenged workers enjoy high levels of professional fulfillment and discretionary authority, relatively low wage levels are a problematic issue. In its conclusion, this article outlines the implications of MSE-related research for broader research and policy in the field of employment for people with disabilities.

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