Social networks analysis in people with disabilities in the Mexican industry

The objective of this research was to analyse the social networks forged between individuals who work in middle and upper management in Mexican companies and their relationship with people with disabilities through the application of a Social Network Analysis (SNA) which was carried out in two phases, in the first, an instrument was applied as a survey to a pre-established population that included the General Scale of Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities (EGAHPD). In the second stage, an analysis of social networks applied to a sample that met the characteristics defined for this purpose was developed, 55 nodes and 1,590 edges were found, with 12 subjects having the greatest interaction in the network, a wide degree of closeness, which deduces that the nucleus of individuals and organizations on whom the economic development of people with disabilities depends is very centralized.