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HIV/AIDS and the implications for management of the corporate sector in South Africa.

This study endeavoured to critically appraise the current models that have

been designed to evaluate the HIVI AIDS epidemic. The flaw with the models

is that they are not based on adequate data. Subsequently, the incorporation

of the epidemic variables into Corporate Management has been lethargic

especially with respect to small and medium business enterprises in South

Africa. Nevertheless, larger corporations have evaluated the impact of the

HIVI AIDS epidemic in their individual companies that provide results on the

magnitude of the epidemic on the corporate sector. A careful analysis of these

results taking into account the nature of the business will allow for more

realistic inferences of the skill demographic magnitude of the epidemic from

which smaller companies that have not embarked on studies can have a

platform to assess the potential magnitude of the disease and this forms the

backbone of the disease. Once this is recognised and incorporated into the

mindset of companies, then strategic decisions have to be taken to minimise

the impact of the epidemic on the business functions to ensure firstly

sustainability and then profitability. Recommendations are outlined in the

study based on the experiences of the larger corporate players that have

performed the appropriate analysis for this and the actions that have been

instituted. Thereafter the thesis substantiates the need for implementing

strategies to deal with HIVI AIDS and the goals that companies should aspire.

Lastly, based on workplace programs that have already been successfully

incorporated into companies, the analysis and the program implementation is

outlined. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, 2003.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/2294
Date January 2003
CreatorsNaidu, Neranjini.
ContributorsThomson, Elza.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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