Article: Researching Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Workplace: Lessons Learned from Researching the Relationship between Adult Attention Deficit Disorder and Organizational Behavior Journal: Journal of Business and Management (JBM) 2016 Vol.22 No.1 pp.39 - 70 Abstract: Recent research suggests that many neurobehavioral disorders (NBDs) remain prevalent through adolescence and into adulthood. Research also suggests that NBDs significantly influence the performance of many adult workers. As the recognition and definition of adult NBDs evolves, there is an accompanying need for research on the relationship between NBDs and organizational behavior and performance. Research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is in its infancy and guidelines are needed to help address the complex challenges of researching the relationship between an adult NBD like ASD and organizational behavior. Recent research on ASD suggests a continuity relationship between ASD and AADD, with AADD being a less severe version of ASD. The relative longer history and greater volume of research regarding AADD in the workplace suggests that a review of this research may help provide a useful roadmap for examining the influence of ASD. This study reviews research on the relationship between AADD and organizational behavior, identifies key research issues, empirically addresses some of the key controversies, and provides an example of empirically examining the relationship between NBD symptom clusters (in this case AAD) and an apex organizational behavior variable (role stress). The results help provide strategic guidelines for researching ASD in the workplace. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Researching Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Workplace: Lessons Learned from Researching the Relationship between Adult Attention Deficit Disorder and Organizational Behavior

Authors: Graeme H. Coetzer

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Abstract: Recent research suggests that many neurobehavioral disorders (NBDs) remain prevalent through adolescence and into adulthood. Research also suggests that NBDs significantly influence the performance of many adult workers. As the recognition and definition of adult NBDs evolves, there is an accompanying need for research on the relationship between NBDs and organizational behavior and performance. Research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is in its infancy and guidelines are needed to help address the complex challenges of researching the relationship between an adult NBD like ASD and organizational behavior. Recent research on ASD suggests a continuity relationship between ASD and AADD, with AADD being a less severe version of ASD. The relative longer history and greater volume of research regarding AADD in the workplace suggests that a review of this research may help provide a useful roadmap for examining the influence of ASD. This study reviews research on the relationship between AADD and organizational behavior, identifies key research issues, empirically addresses some of the key controversies, and provides an example of empirically examining the relationship between NBD symptom clusters (in this case AAD) and an apex organizational behavior variable (role stress). The results help provide strategic guidelines for researching ASD in the workplace.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; workplace research; adult attention deficit disorder; organizational behavior; neurobehavioral disorders

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2016.141235

Journal of Business and Management, 2016 Vol.22 No.1, pp.39 - 70

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

Title: Researching Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Workplace: Lessons Learned from Researching the Relationship between Adult Attention Deficit Disorder and Organizational Behavior

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