One size doesn't fit all : serving special populations, workforce challenges, service delivery and policy implications : insights from practitioners and academics

Current and future societal developments are likely to affect various populations differently. Tectonic shifts, new or accelerated by Covid-19, have affected many populations in distinctively different ways that cannot be ignored given their collective impact on workforces and workplaces alike. Thei...

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Other Authors Malka, S. Charles (Editor), Tiell, Robert H. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781805923350
DOI10.1108/978-1-80592-333-6
Physical Description1 online resource (296 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Small business owners and the pandemic: From bleak prospects to promising new opportunities - a few lessons to remember / S. Charles Malka
  • Chapter 2. First-generation college students: Challenges and opportunities / Anthony Robinson and Chelsea McKendree
  • Chapter 3. Recognizing the suicide prone population for suicide: Prevention, intervention, postvention / John L. McIntosh
  • Chapter 4. Women entrepreneurs: The case ofthe ethnic minority entrepreneur - workforce challenges and policy implications / Anita Rose
  • Chapter 5. Caring for the homeless: Transforming lives - my journey from city management to homeless advocacy / Ryan Ross
  • Chapter 6. Mid-career pivoters and the promise of artificial intelligence / Adam Elias
  • Chapter 7. Single parents in the American workforce: Navigating challenges and embracing solutions / Kristopher Mandy
  • Chapter 8. International students in the u.s.: The case of the Indian student population / Gabriel De Freitas
  • Chapter 9. Disability in the workforce: Navigating the post-pandemic landscape and embracing neurodiversity / Melissa A. Marvel
  • Chapter 10. The implications of AI innovation in healthcare: The case of the radiology space - challenges and implications / James Scrivner
  • Chapter 11. Intricacies in the treatment of and interaction with combat veterans / Robert S. Watson
  • Chapter 12. The positive impact the foreign born can have on a community: The case of cubans in louisville, ky / Luis David Fuentes
  • Chapter 13. Serving the long-term unemployed: An integrated re-employment and health fitness delivery model / Robert H. Tiell
  • Chapter 14. The uniqueness of franchising opportunities: Workforce challenges, technology impacts and policy implications / Mary Ann Rozengard
  • Chapter 15. The men in-blue: Members of the police force - workforce challenges and policy implications / Dan Negersmith
  • Chapter 16. Individuals with disabilities: Using social role valorization for ensuring creative employment opportunities / Sonia Johnson
  • Chapter 17. C-suit executives' new trend: Fractional employment - aligning unique workforce needs in a new business era / Donald H. Noble
  • Chapter 18. Substance users: Employment and recovery - building a positive future / Beth Kuhn.