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  Emotional intelligence, study habits and attitudes, demographic variables, and academic performance among college freshmen residential students : a comparative correlational study

  (Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2007-05) Heng, Pamela Hendra

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  The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EQ), study habits and attitudes, selected demographic variables (gender, birth order, parents' education, parents' income, parents' occupation, student classifications by enrollment and work status), and the academic performance of freshmen residential students in three Adventist tertiary institutions in the Philippines during the school year 2005-2006. The participants were 587 freshmen residential students. They answered the Emotional IntelligenceInventory-Short Version (EQi:S™), the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA), and a survey of demographic information. Academic performance as measured by their GPA was obtained from the three respective colleges. There were significant differences in mean among EQ, SSHA and academic performance by demographic variables. Specifically, 1. Differences in EQ existed in relation to the following demographic variables: gender, birth order, parents' education, parents' income, father's occupation, student enrollment status, and student work status. 2. Differences in SSHA existed in relation to the following demographic variables: mother's education and parents' income. 3. Differences in academic performance existed in relation to the following demographic variables: gender and parents' income. The study showed significant correlations between all EQ and SSHA subscales. It also found significant correlations between three EQ subscales (adaptability. general mood, and total EQ) and academic performance. All subscales of SSHA were significantly correlated with academic performance. The best predictive model for academic performance explained 13% of the total variance. These predictors are the following: Education Acceptance (0 = .21) subscale of the SSHA; Adaptability (0 = .15) subscale of the EQ; and four demographic variables: gender (0 = -.15), governmentrelated father's occupation (0 = -.10), student classification Il-Work Status (0 = .13), and parents' income (0 = .09). Gender and government-related fathers' occupation were negative predictors for academic performance which implies that female students with non government-related father's occupation were predicted to have higher achievement than those with government-related father's occupation.

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  The Implementation of strategic management at a medical center in Metro Manila Philippines : an analysis

  (Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2007-05) Bushen, Tekle Abose

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  The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategic management implementation at a chosen medical center in Metro Manila, Philippines. The study was concerned with both the general employees’ and management’s perceptions of the strategic management implementation and control of a medical center. At the same time, it assessed the need for further improvement on the implementation of strategic management. The population investigated in this study consisted of all professional and regular employees of the medical center as of March 2007. The study utilized the descriptive survey method of research, with a questionnaire. Out of229 questionnaires distributed, 202 (88.2%) were returned. The demographic profile indicated that respondents to the study were mostly single females within the age bracket of 30 years and below, who have rendered services in the organization for at least 2 years. Since the study was delimited to the professionals with regular employment, these female respondents constituted a dominant sub-sample. The major findings of the study indicate that the management and employees agreed that the strategic management is actually implemented at the chosen medical center. However, the actual implementation leaves room for a little improvement. Respondents generally perceived strategic management implementation sub variables at the chosen medical center in terms of actual implementation in order of their ranks from highest to the lowest as follows: resource allocation, leadership skills, organizational structure, operational control, organizational culture, and reward system, respectively. This indicates that resource allocation is perceived to be highly implemented while reward system is the least implemented. Therefore, management should give attention to the current reward system. There were no significant differences in the perception of the respondents in terms of the six sub-variables of strategic management (resource allocation, leadership skills, organizational structure, operational control, organizational culture, and reward system) when respondents were grouped by demographic variables such as gender, age, civil status, length of time in service in the organization, and position/job.

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