Inclusion of Autistic It Workforce in Action: An Auticon Approach

Olga Abramova; Jan Recker; Ursula Schemm; Lukas Daniel Barwitzki

doi:10.1111/isj.12588

Inclusion of Autistic It Workforce in Action: An Auticon Approach

Olga Abramova^*
, Jan Recker
, Ursula Schemm
, Lukas Daniel Barwitzki

^*Corresponding author for this work

Junior professorship of Information Systems, in particular Data Analytics

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Abstract

This paper examines the IT workforce management practices of auticon, a pioneering international IT consultancy firm from Germany that employs autistic individuals as its core workforce to deliver economically and socially sustainable IT services. Our analysis of auticon's approach allows us to distil four key workplace inclusion lessons for companies on how to best integrate neurodivergent professionals in the workplace and three lessons relevant to the IT industry on its journey to become more equitable and inclusive.

Original language	English
Journal	Information Systems Journal
Volume	35
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	1439-1459
Number of pages	21
ISSN	1350-1917
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12588
Publication status	Published - 09.2025

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© 2025 The Author(s). Information Systems Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Research areas and keywords

autism
HR management
inclusion
IT professionals
IT workforce management
neurodiversity
Informatics
Business informatics

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems
Software

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