Ethical Code for the Employment of Individuals with Physical and Motor Disabilities in Organizations: A Design Based on Study Synthesis
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 July 2025
,
Page 1-17
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.46452
Abstract
Background and Aim: Disability and persons with disabilities constitute a significant yet often neglected segment of today’s society. Employment opportunities can play a crucial role in realizing and expressing their individual and social potential. Among them, individuals with physical and motor disabilities make up the largest portion of the disabled population. In this context, attention to the ethical components of employing people with disabilities is one of the most important concerns in modern organizations. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the components of an ethical charter for the employment of persons with disabilities in organizations.
Methods: This study adopts a qualitative approach and employs the research synthesis method. The research scope includes all articles published over the past decade on ethics in the employment of persons with disabilities and related fields, as indexed in specialized academic databases. The research sample consists of 25 articles selected purposefully based on thematic screening and theoretical data saturation. The data were collected through qualitative analysis of the reviewed documents.
Ethical Considerations: In writing the article, ethical aspects including preserving the authenticity of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness have been observed.
Findings: Through data analysis, the indicators and components of the ethical code for the employment of individuals with physical and motor disabilities in organizations were organized into four dimensions, thirteen axes, and fifty-six categories. These include: components of individual ethics (including intrapersonal characteristics of persons with disabilities in the workplace, interpersonal characteristics of persons with disabilities in the workplace); professional ethics (including professional responsibility, occupational participation, and ethical conduct in the work environment); legal ethics (including adherence to the supported employment laws for persons with disabilities in the organization, alignment of upstream laws with the employment of persons with disabilities, proper use of legal authorities); and components of organizational ethics (organizational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, adaptation of the organizational environment, attention to internal organizational values, attention to external organizational values).
Conclusion: In order to develop an ethical charter for the employment of individuals with physical and motor disabilities in organizations, the components of individual ethics, professional ethics, organizational ethics, and ethical elements within organizational regulations must be taken into consideration.
- Employment
- Ethical Code
- Individuals with Physical and Motor Disabilities
- Organization
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