1st Edition
Organizing Aids Workplace and Organizational Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
176 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
176 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
176 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
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It is estimated that 90% of those who are HIV positive are in employment. However, the significant body of literature into HIV/AIDS to date has primarily focused on the medical aspects of the disease and its implications for health/social policy. There has been little analysis of the employment implications of HIV/AIDS, and what does exist is essentially descriptive and usually limited to legal... Read more
The AIDS Epidemic - Medical History: Social History; International Comparisons. The Implications for Organisational Environments: Labour Market Implications; International Comparisons; Resource Implications: Health Care/Insurance; Political Implications; Pressure Groups; Voluntary Organisations. The Implications for Human Resource Management: Prejudice and Discrimination: Employment Law; Equal Opportunities: Disability and Sexual Orientation; Training and Education; Confidentiality; Welfare; Fear, Anxiety, Risk and Guilt. Policy and Practice within Organisations: Emergence of Workplace Policy; Typology of Workplace Policies, Policy Initiatives; Policy and Practice: Individual and Organisational Responses. HIV/AIDS and Organisation Theory: Power; Organisation Sexuality; Discipline and Surveillance; Ethics; Analytical Frameworks. The Way Ahead - Implications for the Future: EC Developments; Voluntarism of Legal Action; The Politics of AIDS and the Organisation.
Biography
Derek Adam-Smith, David Goss
