What factors condition the financial viability of sheltered employment centres? Empirical evidence

Vera Gelashvili (), María-Jesús Segovia-Vargas () and María-del-Mar Camacho-Miñano ()
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Vera Gelashvili: King Juan Carlos University
María-Jesús Segovia-Vargas: Complutense University of Madrid
María-del-Mar Camacho-Miñano: Complutense University of Madrid

Review of Managerial Science, 2022, vol. 16, issue 2, No 6, 459-482

Abstract: Abstract Nowadays, employment is a challenge for people but more for disabled ones. Prior literature shows that, at a European level, there are different ways for people with disabilities to find a job, such as a quota system, sheltered workshops, supported employment, etc. In Spain, sheltered employment centres are prototypes of sheltered workshops aimed at integrating more people with disabilities into the workplace. This research project aims to give visibility to these firms and to gain an understanding of their economic and financial situation. Using the whole sample of sheltered employment centres in Spain, and their financial data from 2004 to 2016, we show which variables explain their viability. Additionally, in light of the imminent worldwide crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, we want to test the impact of the last economic crisis on the profitability of sheltered employment centres. The main contribution of this study is that the size of these companies, age, financial risk and sales growth, are determining factors for their profitability. And, the economic and financial crisis has conditioned the viability of sheltered employment centres as many firms on the market registered a decrease in their profitability in the years following the crisis but survived. This study helps to shed light on the economic and financial situation of this kind of firms as well as their social visibility.

Keywords: Sheltered employment centres; Profitability; Economic viability; Panel data; Decision trees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J58 M4 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-021-00450-3

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