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Understanding the Filipino Worker and Organization
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"Everyday, two-thirds of Filipinos spend eight to twelve hours earning a living and will do so for most of [their] lives. Work and organizations are therefore vital factors that shape our well-being and quality of life. On the other hand, the success of an organization is also dependent on how well it can harness its human resources. To know and understand organizational theory then is vital, but although a plethora of Western theories on workers and organizations exist, they have not always been applicable in a Philippine context.
This book addresses this lack by presenting theories, local research findings, practices, and case studies to help leaders and students better understand the Filipino worker and organization. It describes the impact of the global economy to Philippine organizations and the factors that influence organization structure and culture. Finally, it presents Philippine research findings on communication, leadership, team effectiveness, and organization development, and explores special issues such as generational differences, managing expatriates, women and gender, ethics and corruption, spirituality, and corporate social responsibility."
TL; DR
This book is a resource on the Filipino worker and organization based on Philippine research and findings. Most theories out there are out of touch to the Philippine context. Hence, this book was written to focus on the Filipino worker and Filipino organization.
"Everyday, two-thirds of Filipinos spend eight to twelve hours earning a living and will do so for most of [their] lives. Work and organizations are therefore vital factors that shape our well-being and quality of life. On the other hand, the success of an organization is also dependent on how well it can harness its human resources. To know and understand organizational theory then is vital, but although a plethora of Western theories on workers and organizations exist, they have not always been applicable in a Philippine context.
This book addresses this lack by presenting theories, local research findings, practices, and case studies to help leaders and students better understand the Filipino worker and organization. It describes the impact of the global economy to Philippine organizations and the factors that influence organization structure and culture. Finally, it presents Philippine research findings on communication, leadership, team effectiveness, and organization development, and explores special issues such as generational differences, managing expatriates, women and gender, ethics and corruption, spirituality, and corporate social responsibility."
TL; DR
This book is a resource on the Filipino worker and organization based on Philippine research and findings. Most theories out there are out of touch to the Philippine context. Hence, this book was written to focus on the Filipino worker and Filipino organization.
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337 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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October 29, 2020
This is a comprehensive compilation of studies about the Filipino worker and the Filipino Organization. Some chapters would highlight the need for more research to be done under that area of organizational psychology. I see those as opportunities for local research to be done as some topics only cited studies on Western context. That is good news for our researchers looking for topics to work on.
The last part of the book contains Study Cases where topics from various chapters can be discussed in a group discussion. Those cases present possible scenarios that can happen in a Filipino organization. I like this part just because you can see how the topics play out in real-life-like instances.
Most of the organizations presented were in the business context as they dominate the scene in the country. Arguably, most readers can easily relate to that context. However, as also pointed out in some chapters, organizations outside of the business context are also in need of study and research. Those organizations, like the government, NGOs, etc, also need to be studied as they operate in different paradigms. It would be interesting to see how similar and different those organizations be for Filipino workers vis-a-vis the modern issues they face today.
The last part of the book contains Study Cases where topics from various chapters can be discussed in a group discussion. Those cases present possible scenarios that can happen in a Filipino organization. I like this part just because you can see how the topics play out in real-life-like instances.
Most of the organizations presented were in the business context as they dominate the scene in the country. Arguably, most readers can easily relate to that context. However, as also pointed out in some chapters, organizations outside of the business context are also in need of study and research. Those organizations, like the government, NGOs, etc, also need to be studied as they operate in different paradigms. It would be interesting to see how similar and different those organizations be for Filipino workers vis-a-vis the modern issues they face today.
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