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An Assessment of Management’s Attitudes and Behaviour towards HIV & AIDS at the Workplace - The Case of Gweru Urban Industries in Zimbabwe

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The research aimed at assessing management’s personal attitudes and behaviour on HIV & AIDS at the work place in Gweru urban industries, Midlands Province in Zimbabwe. A qualitative survey was conducted on three private organisations in Gweru. Due to the sensitivity of the information of HIV & AIDS names of the organisations will not be published. Stratified random sampling was employed to come up with a sample size of 30 respondents. Findings revealed that indeed management was not personally involved with HIV & AIDS programs at workplace and their behaviour and attitudes were not in support of an HIV & AIDS free generation. The research concluded that there was need for people in positions to personalise HIV & AIDS in the workplace. The research recommended that management should be actively involved in HIV & AIDS at the work place as leading by example will help influence the employees to take HIV & AIDS seriously which will eventually help improve organisational culture and conduct of employees in the workplace.

Published in Journal of Human Resource Management (Volume 1, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.jhrm.20130104.12
Page(s) 59-63
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Keywords

Personalisation of HIV/AIDS, Management Attitude and Behaviour, Reasonable Accommodation Principle

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  • Department of Human Resource Management, Midlands State University, MSU, Gweru, Zimbabwe

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