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Discrimination in the Work Place
Discrimination in the work place
Race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language, birth, nationality, and gender are examples of factors that most people make quick judgments about. Unfortunately, many of these judgments are based on biases and assumptions.

Faranani Syndicate Group

Wycliff Monde Sikiti – 21944709
Khuthalani Tshipani – 22031448
Makhabu Gxoyiya – 12026484
Kenetswe Mosegoni –

MBA Degree – Potchefstroom Business School

North West University

Due Date: 20 Sept 2010

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Management report on the

Table of Abbreviations……………………………………………….. 3

Table of Annexure…………………………………………………….. 3

1. Problem statement………………………………………………….. 4

2. Objective of the study……………………………………………… 4

3. Literature study…………………………………………………….. 5

4. Questionnaires……………………………………………………… 10

5. Research methodology……………………………………………. 11

6. Results and Analysis………………………………………………… 12

7. Conclusion…………………………………………………………. 14

8. Reference list……………………………………………………….. 16

Table of Abbreviations

AWB – Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
AA – Affirmative Action
HR – Human Recsource
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

1. Problem statement

The post-apartheid Government of South Africa has made remarkable progress in consolidating the nation 's peaceful transition to democracy. Nevertheless, transforming South Africa 's society to remove the legacy of apartheid is a long-term process requiring the sustained commitment of the leaders and people of the nation 's disparate groups. Apartheid was a political system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government in South Africa between 1948 and 1994, under which the rights of the majority 'non-white ' inhabitants of South Africa were curtailed and minority rule by white people was maintained.

The murder



References: 1. Thomas G Cummings, Christopher G Worley 2009, Organisational Development and Change 9th ed: South Western CENGAGE Learning. 2. Robert Kreitner and Angelo Kinicki. 2008 .Organizational Behavior, 8/e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 3. Jennifer M George and Gareth R Jones 2006, Contemporary Management Creating Value in Organisation 4th ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 4. Bratton and Gold 2003, Human resource management 4th ed. Palgrave Mcmillan 5. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-03-02-not-enough-black-female-directors-study-shows 6. http://www.informerweb.co.za/News.aspx?tid=46&Cat=1 7. http://www.scumdoctor.com/disease-prevention/STD/HIV/Hiv-Discrimination-In-The-Workplace.html 8. http://www.southafrica.info/services/rights/same-sex-marriage.htm

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