The way we work: research and best practices in Philippine organizations /
edited by Ma. Regina Hechanova and Edna P. Franco.
- Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2005.
- xiii, 222 pages: illustrations; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The psychology of the Filipino worker -- Who is the Filipino Worker? -- Are there generational differences in work values? -- The stress of juggling work and family -- Rewards that matter: what motivates the Filipino employee? -- Empowering the service worker -- Transformational leadership and its impact on employee attitudes -- The paradoxes of leadership: a profile of successful Filipino business leaders -- Human resource management in Philippine organizations -- Facing the future in HR: current trends and issues -- Competency management in Philippine organizations: a multicase study -- Do work-life balance programs work?: the Petron experience -- Flexible benefits: the Soluziona experience -- Managing a factory closure: the Nestle experience -- Managing computer resistance
"In a developing country such as the Philippines, and amidst an increasingly global and competitive business environment, the quality of human resources is key to our nation s progress. Yet what do we know about Filipino workers and how do we harness their capabilities in order to make our organizations successful? Perhaps due to our country s affinity to the West, it has been fairly easy to transport Western management practices to the Philippine setting. But these practices have been transplanted with little data on whether or not they really work in our culture. Worse, there is a dearth of researches that attempt to create indigenous theories and models on how to manage the Filipino worker and organization. This concern provides the impetus for this book". - From the Book