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Article: Effective HR strategies for enhancing the organizational commitment of HIV-positive employees.(human resource)
- Article from:
- Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the effective management and retention of employees who are HIV-positive. A focus group of employees who were HIV-positive was assembled and asked what HR policies would enhance their organizational commitment. A mail survey was then conducted asking HIV-positive employees to rank and rate the impact of each of the 18 policies resulting from the focus group on their organizational commitment.
Respondents felt that all 18 policies, if implemented by their respective employers, would enhance their organizational commitment. The policies felt to be the most influential relative to the others were ...