CAREER GROWTH AND WORKPLACE INCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES: A BIBLIOMETRIC AND KNOWLEDGE MAPPING STUDY (2010–2025)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.69980/9dt05842Keywords:
Employees with disabilities, Workplace inclusion, Career development, Disability employment, Inclusive workplace, Bibliometric analysis, Knowledge mappingAbstract
The recent global prioritization of equality, diversity, and social inclusion has ignited interest in the workforce participation of persons with disabilities. Although interest in research has increased, the field of study on the career advancement and workplace inclusion of persons with disabilities is still a research black hole. Therefore, this study employs the use of knowledge and bibliometric maps to show the research field's intellectual structure, research themes, and patterns and maps out the study’s complexity. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on a data set of 203 articles on disabilities and employment that were indexed in the Scopus database for the period ranging from 2010 to 2025. The bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Bibliometrix and VOSviewer tools and the analysis dealt with issues such as publication trends, top journals, authors, collabouration networks, and keyword co-occurrences. The results indicated positive growth in the scholarly work of 9.37% per year, which demonstrated the growth of interest in the employment of persons with disabilities and workplace inclusion. The dataset constituted 203 articles in 154 journals and 578 authors. Through a keyword analysis of the articles, the research themes around disability employment and workplace inclusion, diversity management, organizational support, career development, and accessibility were identified. The results also showed that the research collabouration across different countries and various research disciplines for disability employment studies increased. The results are significant for researchers and program developers to identify research gaps, and for organizations to redesign employment processes and career pathways to provide inclusion. We hope to spark interest in the study of disabilities in the workplace.
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