Crime and HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape: business support organizations and business owners' perceptions

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dc.contributor.authorIsaacs, Eslyn
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-13T12:31:26Z
dc.date.available2016-06-13T12:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractEconomic growth will be severely curtailed if crime and HIV/AIDS is not effectively dealt with. Despite the fact that the business support organizations and the SMME owners are dissatisfied with the crime situation, the government reports that it is showing a decreasing trend. The research shows that 92% of the respondents are of the opinion that crime negatively affects small and medium enterprises and these owners are spending between $21 and $87 per annum on crime prevention. It was surprising when 52% of the owners mentioned that they have no measures in place to combat crime, whilst 17% have a double inventory and cash control system in place. A further 14% reported that they do a thorough background check before appointing new employees. Sixty percent of respondents believed that unemployment and low self-esteem (15%) are consequences of crime and it was therefore not surprising when 30% indicated that job creation should receive a priority; another 30% believed improved police visibility and 23% was of the opinion that youth programmes and a further 17% suggested that the prosecution system should be more effective. Hundred percent (100%) of the business owners indicated that they do not have a HIV/AIDS policy. Eighty eight percent of the respondents were of the opinion that HIV/AIDS have a negative impact on the small and medium enterprises. Fifty four percent of the respondents believed that HIV/AIDS reduces the workforce and forty six percent opinioned that it decreases the purchasing power of the affected employees. Fifty four percent of the respondents were of the opinion that awareness programmes; 23% thought treatment programmes and it was surprising when 20% of the respondents reported that they do not know what can be done to reduce the HIV/AIDS situation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIsaacs, E. and Friedrich, C. (2007). Crime and HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape: business support organizations and business owners' perceptions. African Journal of Business Management: 008-018en_US
dc.identifier.issn1990-3839
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2301
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.rights.uriAcademic Journals strongly supports the Open Access initiative. Abstracts and full texts of all articles published by Academic Journals are freely accessible to everyone immediately after publication.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectSMMEen_US
dc.subjectCrimeen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectEconomic growthen_US
dc.titleCrime and HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape: business support organizations and business owners' perceptionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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