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Industry Career Guide Ownership Dwellings And Real Estate, Ma. Concepcion G. Latoja, Denise Serrano Jan 2015

Industry Career Guide Ownership Dwellings And Real Estate, Ma. Concepcion G. Latoja, Denise Serrano

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

This industry career guide on Ownership Dwelling and Real Estate (ODRE) aims to inform readers of the range of career options that are open to those who want to work in the industry. By presenting an array of occupations typically found in this field, the reader is informed of the basic requirements to land a specific job in this industry, the associated job environment and possibilities for job movement either in terms of promotion and/or moving laterally from one type of job to another within the industry. In the context of discussing job prospects, it lays out the issues surrounding …


Taking Back Migrants: A Theoretical Investigation On The Low Propensity Of Entrepreneurship In Ofw-Dependent Households, Carlo Anton G. Arguelles Jan 2015

Taking Back Migrants: A Theoretical Investigation On The Low Propensity Of Entrepreneurship In Ofw-Dependent Households, Carlo Anton G. Arguelles

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

In light of different Philippine economic issues, it can be said that this country is evolving and is constant at the same time. This evolution and consistency are present in the opportunity-seeking behavior of Filipino households. One aspect of change is the higher engagement of households in entrepreneurship as reported by GEM (2014a). Data on entrepreneurship presents the Philippines with an early-stage entrepreneurship (TEA) rate of 18.4%. GEM (2014b) stated that this rate is higher than the average start up rates of Asia and Oceania (13%); which implies that Filipino households, relative to their counterparts in these regions, are more …


Defining A Filipino Heritage Brand In The Digital Age, Paz Esperanza T. Poblador Jan 2015

Defining A Filipino Heritage Brand In The Digital Age, Paz Esperanza T. Poblador

Center for Business Research and Development

How does an undefined yet strong heritage human brand compete in this rapidly-evolving, social-media crazed, digital-marketing driven business environment? The fiercely competitive arena of the fashion industry, where artisanal apparel tends to be so quickly commoditized by imitators and aggressive competition from top-of-mind global mass-produced brands, is where Filipina designer Patis Tesoro has been thriving and surviving as a passionate serial entrepreneur for over four decades now. Regarded as The Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion, she has done her fair share in uplifting homegrown arts and crafts by meticulously creating unique pieces of textile, clothing, home decor, and fine art, …


Managing Excessive Entitlement In Support Of Family Business Longevity, Maria Andrea L. Santiago Jan 2015

Managing Excessive Entitlement In Support Of Family Business Longevity, Maria Andrea L. Santiago

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Family members feel entitled to family wealth because of various reasons. Some claim that they deserve part of the wealth since they are members of the family. Others assert that they earned rights to the wealth through hard work, while still others argue that they deserve part of the family wealth because they are special. When family members do not get what they think they deserve based on their perceptions of entitlement, they declare that it is unfair. This becomes problematic when family members manifest their sense of entitlement in a dysfunctional manner. In a family business, this may result …


Cloud Computing: Does Every Cloud Have A Silver Lining?, Aeson Luiz Dela Cruz May 2014

Cloud Computing: Does Every Cloud Have A Silver Lining?, Aeson Luiz Dela Cruz

Center for Business Research and Development

Up in the clouds, we go. Ever wondered where pictures uploaded on your Facebook profile are stored? How about files that you keep on your DropBox, that you conveniently access wherever you are and whenever you need them? Perhaps, it is more intriguing to ask where videos you have uploaded in YouTube are being kept. Are you not curious enough to ask why your Google mail can provide additional storage capacity when needed? All the answers to these questions lead us to a single direction—to the clouds.


Creative And Collaborative Strategies For Social Enterprises In The Philippines, Raymund B. Habaradas, Patrick Adriel H. Aure Mar 2014

Creative And Collaborative Strategies For Social Enterprises In The Philippines, Raymund B. Habaradas, Patrick Adriel H. Aure

Center for Business Research and Development

Social entrepreneurs are a bold lot. As Bill Drayton, author of Leading Social Entrepreneurs Changing the World, puts it: “Social entrepreneurs are not content to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” This quotation captures how these driven individuals have created social value through innovative ideas that often challenge conventions. Their vehicle for this is the social enterprise.


The Joy Of Business With Soul: Fast & Furious Reaction To Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium, Mr. Martin Gaerlan Feb 2014

The Joy Of Business With Soul: Fast & Furious Reaction To Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium, Mr. Martin Gaerlan

Center for Business Research and Development

Last October 30, 2013, Forbes revealed its 2013 World’s Most Powerful People with a very confident opening statement: “There are nearly 7.2 billion people in the planet. These are the 72 that mattered.”1 Just eight months on the job, the then 76 years old Pope Francis, former janitor and son of an accountant, found himself ranked 4th World’s Most Powerful – more powerful than 68 other individuals including 27 CEO’s and 28 billionaires.


Boon Or Bane: Business And The Anti-Cybercrime Law, Atty. James Keith C. Heffron Feb 2014

Boon Or Bane: Business And The Anti-Cybercrime Law, Atty. James Keith C. Heffron

Center for Business Research and Development

“The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.” – Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google.


Role Of Business Leaders In The Integrality Of The Working Indivual, Ms. Cristine Atienza, Prof. Maria Andreas Santiago Dec 2013

Role Of Business Leaders In The Integrality Of The Working Indivual, Ms. Cristine Atienza, Prof. Maria Andreas Santiago

Center for Business Research and Development

In a world where the benefit to the common good has been overshadowed by the need to spur demand to increase profitability, one begins to wonder if business has turned a blind eye and if the workforce has grown so detached that who they are at work is different from who they are outside the workplace. Fragmentation (Alford and Naughton 2001) and compartmentalization (McIntyre as cited in Martin 2011, Rozuel 2011) at varying degrees and across different arenas have become possible traps for every worker.


Stop, Look, And Listen! The Legality Of Standard Form Contracts, Atty. Edward Chico Oct 2013

Stop, Look, And Listen! The Legality Of Standard Form Contracts, Atty. Edward Chico

Center for Business Research and Development

The proliferation of standard form contracts in today’s market calls for a law that would regulate and in some cases prohibit outright unfair contract terms, which deleteriously affect the buying public.


Community Based Entrepreneurship: An Alternative Social Enterprise Model For Small Communities In Poor Municipalities, Emilina R. Sarreal Jan 2013

Community Based Entrepreneurship: An Alternative Social Enterprise Model For Small Communities In Poor Municipalities, Emilina R. Sarreal

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

According to theories, the economic goal is the primary consideration of entrepreneurs when embarking on new ventures. The emergence of successful business districts or social organizations brought about a surging interest in combining the network of relationships, specifically at the local level, relative to entrepreneurial activities.


Toward Innovative, Liveable, And Prosperous Asian Megacities: The University Of The Philippines - Ayala Land Technology Hub, Dennis B. Hui, Dhesirey Beryl Sio, Emil Adrian Hernandez Jul 2010

Toward Innovative, Liveable, And Prosperous Asian Megacities: The University Of The Philippines - Ayala Land Technology Hub, Dennis B. Hui, Dhesirey Beryl Sio, Emil Adrian Hernandez

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

A city innovation is a new solution that creates additional value to people in the city by addressing urban challenges. This could be in terms of technological, institutional, organizational, political, economic and social, as long as it creates value to the city’s prosperity, liveability, and social equity. The UP-Ayala Technology Hub fosters a city innovation in the heart of Quezon City. The UP-Ayala Technology Hub is a pioneer on academically-based IT Park in the Philippines that was created to face challenges of competition and economic development. This provides an area in which small-scale businesses could grow their operations through promoting …


Globalization, Adjustment, And Employment Drivers, Winfred M. Villamil, Rachel C. Reyes Jan 2009

Globalization, Adjustment, And Employment Drivers, Winfred M. Villamil, Rachel C. Reyes

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

This study is a comparative analysis of the relative performance of two key industries in the Philippines during the period when the country liberalized trade. These industries are (1) the textile and garments industry and (2) the information and communications technology (ICT)-based industries consisting of the electronics industry and the business process outsourcing (BPO) services sector.