The One Town One Product (OTOP) is a program of the Philippines wherein enterprises sell their products that are available within their localities. This study aimed in determination of challenges and opportunities experienced by these enterprises in Cavite. The researchers used descriptive-correlational design, purposive sampling and flexible data survey approaches through questionnaires. The proponents found that most of the OTOP enterprises were operating young, their initial capital is Php 300,000.00 below and most of the enterprises have one to nine employees. The participants of the study experienced challenges in production, reduction on manpower, establishing funds for employee-support, managing their flow of funds, attracting new customers, ensuring the health and well-being of the people. Moreover, the correlation results were insignificant. Thus, all null hypotheses are accepted. The outcome of this research study serves as a baseline for policy intervention and strategic implementation for rebound strategies among the pandemic hit enterprises.
Entrepreneurship has proven to become a potent economic opportunity augmenting activity that transcends the economic status quo, social strata, and even gender classification. Hence, the researchers aimed to understand gender roles among micro-enterprises in General Trias City and Tanza, Cavite, as a baseline study in undertaking gender-sensitive approach analysis to the enterprise. The study used descriptive design and purposive sampling methods in selecting 30 female and 30 male respondents in General Trias City and Tanza, Cavite. Findings showed that microenterprise business owners were dominated by 20 to 23 years old in both sexes, mostly single college undergraduates and having more than three years in operation. The study revealed the majority of male and female participants answered variably concerning gender roles among entrepreneurs in terms of; conflict management, mindset creation, emotion setting, planning, leading, organizing, controlling, and directing. On the other hand, 60 participants answered variably in participation roles among entrepreneurs in terms of; conflict management, mindset creation, emotion setting, planning, leading, organizing, controlling, and directing. Hence, the researchers' recommendations arrived at through gender roles analysis using the gender role attitude scale and degree of gender participation-role among entrepreneurs crafted towards the promotion of harmonious activities within enterprises concerning specific gender roles and their respective enterprise activities.
The business process outsourcing (BPO) Industry is known for being one of the most stressful service industries in its workforce. The main objective of this study is to identify the different factors that affect the work environment, employees’ retention, and performance of non-voice BPO employees. The authors used descriptive-causal to identify the factors and socio-demographic profile of the respondents. The 250 respondents were purposively selected from five different BPO companies in the National Capital Region (NCR). Considerably, the results revealed that most of employees are female, are 18 to 24 years old, earn between Php16,000 and Php21,000 monthly, are single, and college undergraduates. The study found out that leadership performance management system, health and safety policies, personal development, and organizational culture are factors that affect the work environment, employees’ retention, and performance of non-voice BPO employees. Considerably, it was revealed that there was no significant relationship between socio-demographic profile of the respondents and the extent factors that affects the work environment, employees’ retention, and performance of non-voice BPO employees. The researchers recommend this study to intensify monetary and non-monetary benefits as well as creation of employee centered program within the workplace. Keywords: business process outsourcing, non-voice employee, workplace environment, employee retention, performance.
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have a great importance in various economic systems in global scale. In early 2000s, the promotion of MSMEs has been a main key player in promoting economic activity in the region. As purported and pillared by the ASEAN Economic Blueprint, the main economic integration strategy will focus on the merging of local economies in the region through the MSMEs. However, theoretically and economically speaking, in order for integration to exist, the local markets should be moving sensitively with respect to other markets inside the economic bloc market. Thus, this study attempted to study the conditioning effect of the number of MSMEs, number of employment generation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The researchers used descriptive-causal design through panel regression model using secondary data to treat and analyze data sets. The findings revealed that there was scattered pattern of growth among numbers of MSMEs in the undistributed growth among employment generation of MSMEs. Considerably, the regression revealed through a random effect model that there are no integration or movement effects of MSME contributions to their respective GDP using Singapore as reference. The study concluded that there is no countryeffect sensitivity within and among the compared countries. Hence, economic integration as a status quo is not a viable economic strategy. Thereby, the researchers recommend the internal policies within nations to intensify, promote, develop and provide safety nets to strengthen the MSMEs of their respective states.
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have a great importance in various economic systems in global scale. In early 2000s, the promotion of MSMEs has been a main key player in promoting economic activity in the region. As purported and pillared by the ASEAN Economic Blueprint, the main economic integration strategy will focus on the merging of local economies in the region through the MSMEs. However, theoretically and economically speaking, in order for integration to exist, the local markets should be moving sensitively with respect to other markets inside the economic bloc market. Thus, this study attempted to study the conditioning effect of the number of MSMEs, number of employment generation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The researchers used descriptive-causal design through panel regression model using secondary data to treat and analyze data sets. The findings revealed that there was scattered pattern of growth among numbers of MSMEs in the undistributed growth among employment generation of MSMEs. Considerably, the regression revealed through a random effect model that there are no integration or movement effects of MSME contributions to their respective GDP using Singapore as reference. The study concluded that there is no countryeffect sensitivity within and among the compared countries. Hence, economic integration as a status quo is not a viable economic strategy. Thereby, the researchers recommend the internal policies within nations to intensify, promote, develop and provide safety nets to strengthen the MSMEs of their respective states.
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