@article{ART003303006},
author={Eunkyoung Shin},
title={Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={1},
pages={357-369},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357}
TY - JOUR
AU - Eunkyoung Shin
TI - Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 1
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 357
EP - 369
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study aims to compare the disability employment systems of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea, and to explore the inherent ethical dilemmas to derive implications for the sustainability of the Korean employment model. Using Kidder’s ethical dilemma framework, the study analyzes the conflicts between competing "right" values within each country's quota and support policies. The findings are as follows: First, Sweden faces a "short-term versus long-term" dilemma, where the immediate job stability provided by state-owned enterprises (Samhall) conflicts with the long-term goal of integrating disabled individuals into the competitive labor market. Second, the U.S. grapples with an "individual versus community" tension between collective affirmative action goals (7% utilization goal) and the protection of individual medical privacy under the ADA. Third, Korea experiences a dilemma between immediate compliance with increasing employment quotas and the long-term sustainability of employment quality. These results indicate that ethical dilemmas in disability employment are manifested differently across institutional landscapes. Consequently, Korea must move beyond quantitative quota expansion and initiate social discourse to develop a sustainable, qualitative employment model that balances performance with social justice.
KW - Ethical Dilemmas;Sustainability in Disability Employment;Employment Quota Policy;Sweden;the US;South Korea
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
ER -
Eunkyoung Shin. (2026). Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea. Industry Promotion Research, 11(1), 357-369.
Eunkyoung Shin. 2026, "Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.1 pp.357-369. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin "Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea" Industry Promotion Research 11.1 pp.357-369 (2026) : 357.
Eunkyoung Shin. Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea. 2026; 11(1), 357-369. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin. "Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.1 (2026) : 357-369.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin. Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea. Industry Promotion Research, 11(1), 357-369. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin. Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(1) 357-369. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin. Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea. 2026; 11(1), 357-369. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
Eunkyoung Shin. "Ethical Dilemmas and Sustainability in Disability Employment Quota Policies: A Comparison of Sweden, the United States, and South Korea" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.1 (2026) : 357-369.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.357
