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Graduation date: 1976

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Graduation date: 1975

Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1983. / Bibliography: leaves [202]-221. / Microfiche. / lMaster negative: Microfiche MS33197. / xv, 221 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-75) / Microfiche. / ix, 75 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

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M.B.A. / It is universally accepted that HIV/AIDS is one of the greatest threats facing mankind. It has a profound effect on humanity from a social, political and economical perspective and its effect can be catastrophic. Many research studies have highlighted the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS on people and society irrespective of geography albeit that the impact of HIV/AIDS varies from place to place. Further it has a profound impact on the economical well being of an individual, an organisation and for that matter an entire economy. Building blocks of economies throughout the world, in the developed and developing world, are people. People make up the labour force that organisations draw on in the various economies. Anything that upsets the productive labour force has a profound impact on the success and sustainability of these economies. In laymen terms an economy is based on individuals and grouped into structures that are organisational in nature. Organisations are essentially made up of a collection of people brought together to work in a collaborative manner and achieve an overall organisational objective. Therefore the impact of HIV/AIDS on the productive labour force affects the organisation directly which in turn has a casual effect on the entire economy. Organisations are therefore a critical stakeholder in the redressing of HIV/AIDS. Although a substantial amount of research has been conducted highlighting the impact of HIV/AIDS to an organisation there has largely been apathy by organisations in addressing HIV/AIDS. This has however improved over a period of time as the impact of HIV/AIDS on an organisation has been documented with greater accuracy and the analytical tools, methodologies and monitoring mechanisms have improved. This dissertation attempts to determine to what extent an organisation, Organisation X, is successful in the positive maximisation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) with regard to HIV/AIDS considering that many academics and industry specialists have expressed that to address the HIV/AIDS problem one has to focus on KAP. Organisation X was chosen since it is acknowledged by its industry peers, government and nongovernment organisations as having made considerable success in addressing HIV/AIDS from an organisational perspective.

The social, demographic and economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic are disturbing for South Africa, and the implications for business are great. The objective of this research was to establish the impact of HIV/AIDS on small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing industry as the majority of employees within this industry are semi- and unskilled and it is this level of employee who has been most severely affected by the epidemic. In addition, the research attempts to analyse how companies have responded to the epidemic and lastly, to determine what has facilitated and hindered their response.The research was conducted using structured, face to face interviews with twenty small to medium organisations in central Gauteng employing from 20 to 300 people. The questionnaire addressed the impact of HIV/AIDS on the organisation and the subsequent response to the epidemic.The findings reveal that SME manufacturing organisations are experiencing the impact of HIV/AIDS, yet there is a disconnect between impact and response. The majority of companies are not proactively taking action to manage the consequences of the epidemic. Factors contributing towards the limited response are: negative implications of stigma, lack of information, perceived cost of response, time required to respond and uncertainty about the role of government. It appears that the long-term economic consequences of the epidemic have not been considered by companies when determining the nature and extent of their response. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

Four separate non-empirical studies are presented together with an extensive preface which indicates their common elements. The first study is concerned with non-existence and instability of bionomic equilibrium as a potential explanation of the 'alleged' poor performance of the fishing industry. A comparative-static model is presented. The results suggest that biological and economic forces need not be compatible with equilibrium and stability. The second study examines the problem of welfare and fishery regulation. It is argued that the objectives and appropriate regulatory regimes must be determined by consideration of limitations on compensations the diverse objectives of various organizational structures, and the efficiency with which regimes can internalize the complex externalities involved. With respect to regulation by public authority, several devices are examined and a tax on catch is shown to be efficient. In accordance with modern welfare economics, the study stresses the need for explicit considerations of compensation of losers. The third study examines the problem of "sports versus commercial" fishermen. It is shown how freedom of access results, under normal circumstances, in losses of welfare in both types of activity. Optimal resource allocation typically requires that different users only be discriminated against if their fishing techniques warrant it. If freedom of access is maintained, discrimination may be justified but only if the benefits are measured on each case. Finally, the indirect method of measuring benefits is evaluated, and rejected for some old and some new reasons. Study four examines the logic of "share systems". Under conditions of certainty, we re-affirm the conclusion that in the absence of technical, administrative or legal constraints, share systems are prone to resource misallocation. When viewed purely as a device for allocating resources under conditions of uncertainty the share system is restrictive and imperfect (if we ignore transaction costs). The system can be rationalized when viewed as a compromise between risk-bearing and incentives. Thus the prime explanation offered for share systems is moral hazard". / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate