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Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme

Thesis (MA) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2004.

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Main Author: Parsadh, Adrian
Other Authors: Van Dyk, G. A. J.
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Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/49855 Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme Parsadh, Adrian Van Dyk, G. A. J. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- South Africa HIV-positive persons -- Employment -- South Africa AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Prevention HIV infections -- South Africa -- Prevention Employee health promotion -- South Africa Industrial hygiene -- South Africa Dissertations -- Industrial psychology Thesis (MA) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2004. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The relentless progression of HfV /AIDS epidemic has made it imperative that measures are put in place to minimise its impact on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). mv is set to have a significant effect on every facet of the population, and SME is not immune. Business is likely to feel the impact ofmv/AIDS epidemic through reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, increased staff turnover, increased recruitment and training costs, increased cost of employee benefits and poor staff morale. One of the interventions is to implement a mv/AIDS policy and programme, yet a literature search showed that psychological studies of SME in implementing a mv/AIDS policy and programme are limited. The present study utilised the model of the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1985,1988, 1991), which is an extension of the theory of reasoned action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975; Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980). Intention to implement a mv/AIDS policy and programme was predicted by the theory of planned behaviour constructs such as attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. The theory of planned behaviour was found to be useful in assessing behavioural intention of SME in implementing a mv/AIDS policy and programme. These findings indicate that implementing an intervention like a mv/AIDS policy and programme by SMES is a behavioural intention motivated by attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die meedoënlose progressie van die HIVNIGS pandemie het dit gebiedend noodsaaklik gemaak om maatreëls daar te stelom die impak daarvan op klein en medium sakeondernemings te minimaliseer. HIVNIGS sal 'n beduidende uitwerking hê op alle vlakke van die bevolking. Klein en medium sakeondernemings is geen uitsondering nie. Die uitwerking van die HIVNIGS pandemie sal tot gevolg hê 'n afname in produktiwiteit; 'n toename in personeelafwesigheid, personeelomset, personeelwerwing en - opleidingskoste, personeelvoordele; en swak personeel moreel. Een manier om die probleem aan te spreek is om 'n HIVNIGS beleid en program te implimenteer. Ongelukkig toon literêre navorsing dat psigologiese studies van klein en medium sakeondernemings om 'n HIVNIGS beleid en program te implimenteer, beperk is. Dié navorsing steun op die teorie van planmatige gedrag (Ajzen, 1985; 1988; 1991), wat 'n verlenging is van die teorie van beredeneerde optrede (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975; Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980). Die oogmerk met die implimentering van 'n HIVNIGS beleid en program is bepaal deur die teorie van planmagtige gedrag soos waargeneem in geesteshouding, subjektiewe norme en waargenome beheerde gedrag. Daar is gevind dat die teorie van planmagtige gedrag nuttig is om die oogmerke en optrede van werknemers in klein en medium sakeondernemings te bepaal met die implimentering van 'n HIVNIGS beleid en program. Hierdie bevindings toon dat die implimentering en tussenkoms van 'n HIVNIGS beleid en program by klein en medium sakeondernemings'n gedragsoogmerk is wat gemotiveer word deur geesteshoudings, subjektiewe norme en waargenome beheerde gedrag. Masters 2012-08-27T11:33:07Z 2012-08-27T11:33:07Z 2004-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49855 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 110 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- South Africa
HIV-positive persons -- Employment -- South Africa
AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Prevention
HIV infections -- South Africa -- Prevention
Employee health promotion -- South Africa
Industrial hygiene -- South Africa
Dissertations -- Industrial psychology
Parsadh, Adrian
Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title_full Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title_fullStr Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title_full_unstemmed Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title_short Assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a HIV/AIDS policy and programme
title_sort assessing behavioural intention of small and medium enterprises in implementing a hiv aids policy and programme
topic AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Employment -- South Africa
HIV-positive persons -- Employment -- South Africa
AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Prevention
HIV infections -- South Africa -- Prevention
Employee health promotion -- South Africa
Industrial hygiene -- South Africa
Dissertations -- Industrial psychology
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49855
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