scholarly journals Knowledge Management Enablers and Its Impact on the Performance Outcomes of State Universities in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Rainer R. Fiscal
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
State Universities

scholarly journals Legal Literacy of Teachers on Selected Laws and Jurisprudence Affecting School Operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 306-315
Author(s):  
ALMA SONIA SANCHEZ-DANDAY ◽  
Billy Danday
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Education Law ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Legal Literacy ◽  
School Operations

Teachers in higher education institutions are responsible for acting in accordance with the law and policies to ensure that equity is provided and rights are not violated. This descriptive-correlational study determined the profile and the level of legal literacy on education laws of 322 teachers of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines.  Moreover, it endeavored to determine the association of legal literacy to the identified profile variables through the use of a researcher-made survey instrument. The analyses of data included both descriptive and inferential statistics like frequencies, means, standard deviation, Eta correlation, Pearson product-moment correlation, and Spearman ranks correlation. Results revealed that teachers have low level of legal literacy and that no significant relationship exists between their legal literacy and age, sex, educational background, teacher certification, length of administrative and teaching experience, and exposure to education law. The study recommends the provision of trainings, grants, scholarships and sufficient access to education law resources for teachers in the higher education institutions.

Knowledge management for construction organisations: a research agenda

Kybernetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1778-1800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipula Sisirakumara Gunasekera ◽  
Siong-Choy Chong
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to review the knowledge management (KM) processes, knowledge conversion modes and critical success factors (CSFs) and contextualise them to the construction setting to guide effective KM implementation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is conceptual in nature. It begins with a review of issues faced by construction organisations, which led them to consider implementing KM. This is followed by a comprehensive review of KM processes, knowledge conversion modes, KM CSFs and their application to the construction industry.FindingsBased on the socialisation, externalisation, combination and internalisation (SECI) model, the knowledge conversion modes are discussed, linking them to the KM processes of knowledge creation, sharing, storage and application. The KM CSFs identified from construction literature suggest that they can be categorised into two groups, namely, factors within organisational control (managerial influence, technological influence and resource influence) and factors beyond organisational control (social influence, political influence, environmental influence, economic influence, industry influence and construction technology influence). The resulting review is discussed in terms of how construction organisations can implement KM effectively to achieve the desired project performance outcomes in terms of time, cost and quality.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough this paper has made some theoretical contributions, a quantitative analysis will further reinforce its value both in theory and practice, particularly in terms of applying the KM processes and CSFs to different organisational, industry and country settings. A quantitative research is being carried out in the major construction sector in Sri Lanka to establish the relationships between the KM processes, knowledge conversion modes and KM CSFs with project performance outcomes, which will be reported in a subsequent publication.Practical implicationsAs the construction industry uses a considerable number of knowledge workers, implementing KM for project planning and execution is the key to sustaining the growth of construction organisations and industry, particularly when KM implementation is linked to project performance outcomes. Practical implications are provided in terms of what successful KM implementation entails.Social implicationsEffective KM implementation can serve as a conduit for construction organisations to build capacity and develop the ability to react quickly to social challenges brought about by different stakeholders, even before the project commences, so that the project performance outcomes will not be affected. Another social implication is the role played by project team members, in which efforts have to be put in place to facilitate the use of KM processes, so that teams can align project activities to the general good of their organisations.Originality/valueA comprehensive KM framework that guides the construction industry on KM implementation is long overdue. This research represents the first of such attempts to view KM from a wider perspective, both in terms of internal and external influences affecting construction organisations. Once the conceptual framework developed is validated, it is expected to bring enormous benefits to different stakeholders.

Imposing cooperation: the impact of institutions on the efficiency of cooperatives in the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-440
Author(s):  
Roberto Martin N. Galang ◽  
Rouselle F. Lavado ◽  
George O. White III ◽  
Jamil Paolo S. Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Political Structures ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to answer the research question: How do cooperative organizations perform when created by government fiat in an emerging market? Through the use of institutional and agency theory, this paper presents a comparative analysis of the efficiency of the cooperative form of organization and investor-owned firms-investigating how the social–political structures in a community affect the efficiency of cooperatives vis-à-vis investor-owned firms. This paper also attempts to offer a better understanding of how government quality and organizational size influence performance outcomes between different organizational forms specifically in the Philippines. Design Methodology Approach The empirical analysis of this study was conducted among electric distribution utilities in the Philippines. Firm-level data was generated for 133 distributors, consisting of 119 electric cooperatives and 14 investor-owned companies. Panel data regressions were ran to test all hypotheses. Findings Cooperative organizations operate at a less efficient rate than investor-owned firms in the Philippines, even when controlling for firm-specific factors such as size, customer density and profitability. In addition, the efficiency of these cooperative organizations is more strongly influenced by the quality of the local government than investor-owned firms. Originality Value Positive externalities generated by the propagation of cooperatives on local communities may be based primarily on our understanding of how cooperatives have functioned largely in western contexts. Within the context of Southeast Asia, where national socio-political structures may be more dysfunctional, this paper observes that there is an equivalent negative externality caused by the tendency of cooperatives to replicate the political mismanagement of the community around it.

Determinants of quality and efficiency performance in service operations

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanth Jayaram ◽  
Kefeng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Service System ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Knowledge

Purpose – Using arguments from the knowledge-based view and resource-based view of the firm, the purpose of this paper is to propose that external knowledge (as measured by a firm’s customer orientation) and internal knowledge management (through human capital development techniques of job-related training and enhancing employee capability) together contribute to successful service delivery systems. Design/methodology/approach – The hypothesized model is tested on a large sample of 249 Chinese service firms using structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analyses. Findings – The results indicate that the knowledge management factors of customer orientation, employee capability and job-related training had a varying influence on quality and efficiency dimensions of service system performance. Also, internal knowledge facets of employee capability and job-related training had complementary effects in inducing improved performance on both quality and efficiency. Research limitations/implications – The focus on the key enablers of customer orientation, employee capability and job-related training does not represent a comprehensive set of enablers of service system performance outcomes. Also, a longitudinal examination of capabilities that influence service system performance can also be explored. Originality/value – The context of service firms in multiple sectors serves as an important contribution to the emerging literature that bridges human resource management and customer orientation in service settings. Implications of the results for practice and theory development are discussed.

scholarly journals Success Factors of Technology Graduates in Selected State Universities and Colleges of the Philippines: Basis for Program Enhancement

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
Luis Jr. Dulnuan
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Graduation Rate ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Employment Rate ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
First Job

This study aimed to determine the success factors of technology program graduates in selected State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) of the Philippines. The independent variables are respondents’ demographics, accreditation status of the technology programs, the morale of respondent, and the practices in the curricular, teaching-learning and assessment, facilities and learning resources, student affairs services, and the organization and management aspects of the technology program while the dependent variables are the graduation rate, graduates’ employment rate, employment status, length of time in acquiring the first job, and monthly income/salary. Findings revealed that the longer the length of service of the faculty, the higher is the graduation rate of the SUCs; State Universities and Colleges with more female faculty generated more graduates than those with more male faculty; the more the SUCs implement the practices in the organization and management of the technology programs, the better the employment rate and higher employment status of their graduates; and State Universities and Colleges with faculty having a shorter length of service generated more graduates with higher employment status and less waiting time before acquiring the first job. Besides, the respondents’ sex and length of service predict the graduation rate while the length of service predicts the graduation status and the length of time of the graduates in acquiring the first job. Moreover, the organization and management significantly predict the employment rate and employment status of graduates.  

scholarly journals Using DELPHI TECHNIQUE IN META-EVALUATING THE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT PRACTICES OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Mario Colega Oli
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Mathematics Assessment ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
State University ◽  
Mathematics Educators ◽  
Technique Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

While assessment practices are very important into the students’ learning and development, the processes of assessment may follow a logical progression from the selection and development of classroom assessment to the communication of the assessment results. Teachers may have similar assessment practices but they vary on the processes in conducting the assessment. Through Delphi Technique, evaluation experts assessed the extent to which mathematics assessment practices satisfy meta-evaluation criteria of utility, feasibility, propriety, accuracy and accountability employed by Mathematics Educators of pre-professional mathematics teachers in some select State Universities in the Philippines. The assessment practices of the  Mathematics Educators were meta-evaluated with high ratings on utility,  feasibility, propriety, and accuracy, while only moderate in accountability. Assessments performed in the largest state university have better overall utility, accuracy and accountability with overall feasibility and propriety about the same level across the four state universities. Hence, the respondents should develop assessment strategies for students with different learning abilites, continuesly improve their technqiue in assessing students’ learning and have sound judgement not only through the students’ quantitative scores but the impact of feedback about their performance for future use.

scholarly journals The Intellectual Capital Capability and the Income Generating Project of a Philippine University

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Ibarra Maximino Villordon Villarino
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The People ◽  
To Come

Intellectual capital is a new concept for a new way of doing business. It involves looking at products, processes, and people in order to profit from the intelligence it contains. State universities in the Philippines has to adopt this concept through corporatization due to the impending cut down on government subsidy. Anchored on an integration of intellectual theories and models, this study sought to come up with an analysis of the level of intellectual capital capability in terms of its human capital; structural capital, and; relational capital of the Leyte Normal University. There is an average level of LNU’s intellectual capital capability in terms of human, structural and relational. A few people inside the organization are aware that they are equipped with intellectual capital. There were insufficient management strategies, management skills of the people running the income generating projects.

scholarly journals Knowledge management mechanisms in e-learning environment: A conceptual model

2013 ◽  
pp. 468-491
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
Virtual Universities ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Electronic Community

The purpose of this study is to design a conceptual framework for application of electronic mechanisms of knowledge management in e-learning environment. A three-step strategy has been adapted in this research. The first step deals with designing an initial framework for the research based on review and analysis of the related literature. The proposed conceptual framework has considered typology of knowledge including the knowledge “from”, “for” and “about” the learner to introduce electronic mechanisms of knowledge management. In the second step of research, validity of the suggested framework is evaluated by experts’ opinion. Totally, 37 knowledge management mechanisms were confirmed by the experts. Thereby, the most important electronic mechanisms for management of the three major types of learner knowledge were introduced as “electronic community of practice”, “learner complaining recording/satisfaction collecting system” and “web seminar”. Then, the extent of knowledge management mechanism utilization was explored in four Iranian virtual universities (two state universities and two non-governmental universities) using the conceptual framework of research.

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