Norwegian Social Research A comparative case study of multinational enterprises in Norway and the UK Yuliya Kuznetsova Toward Economic Independence of Persons with Disabilities: Corporate Culture and Inclusion into the Workforce

Norwegian Social Research Research objective: To analyse the conditions under which the corporate culture of enterprises (shared norms, values, beliefs and behaviours of the enterprise) contributes to the labour market inclusion of persons with disabilities Research questions: Is there a trend towards more inclusive corporate policies and practices in a sample of multinational enterprises? What are the main factors behind such changes? (e.g. policies – international (UN), European (EU) and national (Norway and the UK), CSR, diversity management, HR policies, etc. ) Research objectives and questions

Norwegian Social Research Methodology: 1. Comparative case study: one - two multinational enterprises operating in Norway and the UK 2. Qualitative methodology with some elements of quantitative analysis: Multiple levels of the corporate culture inside enterprises: observations; document analysis; interviews; focus groups with employees. Quantitative data (employment statistics and interviews analysis). Organizations' corporate culture Shared norms, values, beliefs and behaviours: visible and tacit Society and culture State, professionals, interest groups, public opinion, customers, competitors Policies UN CRPD EU (Disability, Employment, CSR) National policies (Norway and the UK) Theoretical background: corporate culture and institutional context Research methodology

Norwegian Social Research Enterprises/employees willingness to participate in the research Access to the enterprises databases on employment statistics Real access to information Anticipated problems, issues and research barriers

Norwegian Social Research Activities Literature reviewXXX 2. Data collection Contacting and meeting policy experts (employers’ organizations) Contacting and meeting enterprises representatives (HR managers and/or other management personnel) Documents analysis Interviews with selected participants Focus groups with employees XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX 3. Data analysisXX 4. Dissemination of project results (current and final) Participation and presentations at conferences and network events Submission and publication of articles in academic journals Final version of the project and final report XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX 5. PhD thesisXXXX Research Timeline

Norwegian Social Research NOVA – Norwegian Social Research Institute NTNU – Trondheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology – PhD in Social Work (under process) 1st Secondment – SU/BBI – corporate culture 2nd Secondment – European Disability Forum Placement

Norwegian Social Research Thank you for attention! Yuliya Kuznetsova