dc.contributor.author | Nzuve, Stephen NM | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngeny, Emily C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-10T12:26:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-10T12:26:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nzuve, Stephen NM.,Ngeny, Emily C(2014). Perceived effects of HIV /Aids on performance in the tea factories of Bomet County- Kenya. International journal of humanities and social science, 4(2); pp. 45-50 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ijbhtnet.com/journals/Vol_4_No_2_March_2014/6.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/82006 | |
dc.description.abstract | The physical and mental wellbeing of workers is of paramount importance and is directly related to p
roductivity
in any organization thus an meaningful investment in human capital should insist on improving the he
alth of
workers in any work place
(Loekppke et al, 2009).HIV/AIDS is an immunodeficiency virus that has had great
negative impact on work populations both in the developing and developed world (Grassly et al, 2003)
.
Waggoner, et al (1999), defined organizational performance as the ability
of a firm to fulfill and meet its mission
through sound management, strong governance and persistent rededication to achieving results. Compan
ies have
to be profit driven, customer focused, adaptable, entrepreneurial and sustainable in order to achiev
e the
ir goals
and mission. Bomet County is located in the beautiful sloping Western part of Kenya, in an administr
ative region
within the Great Rift Valley. It covers an area of 1592.4 square kilometers with a mean monthly temp
erature of 18
degrees Celsius and
annual rainfall ranges between 1,100 and 1,500 Millimeters, weather conducive to tea
growing (Ministry of Agriculture, 2013).The objective of the study was to establish the perceived ef
fects of
HIV/AIDS on performance in the tea factories of Bomet County.
B
omet County has five tea factories (Ministry of
Agriculture, 2013). The study sampled 51 management level personnel in the five tea factories, 51 be
ing 50% of
the target population identified through stratified random sampling. Structured questionnaires we
re used to
collect data. The study found out that the perceived effects of HIV/AIDS in the tea factories of Bom
et County were
among others, a high rate of abseentism and lowered output. HIV/AIDS did not however have a large im
pact on
customer care or quali
ty of product. The study recommended development and full implementation of HIV/AIDS
policy, enhancement of social support and programs for management of staff within the factories livi
ng with
HIV/AIDS and that the same should be extended to communities li
ving in the County as part of corporate social
responsibility of the tea factories | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | Organizational Performance, HIV/AIDS, perception, service delivery, corporate social responsibility, perception, output, financial performance, shareholder valu e, market performance, service delivery, customer satisfaction, assets, profits and return on assets | en_US |
dc.title | Perceived effects of HIV /Aids on performance in the tea factories of Bomet County- Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |