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

Vonai Chirasha

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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

Vonai Chirasha

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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 Due to the sensitivity of the information of HIV & AIDS names of the organisations will not be published.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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Personalisation of HIV/AIDS, Management Attitude and Behaviour, Reasonable Accommodation Principle

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Vonai Chirasha. An Assessment of Management’s Attitudes and Behaviour towards HIV & AIDS at the Workplace - The Case of Gweru Urban Industries in Zimbabwe. J Hum Resour Manag. 2014;1(4):59-63. doi: 10.11648/j.jhrm.20130104.12

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

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Vonai Chirasha. An Assessment of Management’s Attitudes and Behaviour towards HIV & AIDS at the Workplace - The Case of Gweru Urban Industries in Zimbabwe. J Hum Resour Manag. 2014;1(4):59-63. doi: 10.11648/j.jhrm.20130104.12

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