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I am soooo happy finally, I am done with graduate school :)... Thank you respondents and specially, Philippine Wedding Industry


LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND PRACTICES OF FILIPINO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT

This study focused on the women entrepreneurs in the wedding industry, particularly caterers and cake confectioners. The overriding objective of this study was to describe personal characteristics, ethical leadership practices and leadership traits of the respondents. Specifically, it aimed to determine the relationships between leadership traits and ethical leadership practices of the respondents; relationships between personal characteristics and ethical leadership practices; and to describe women entrepreneurs concept of ethical leadership.

Survey data were gathered from 34 respondents using a 4-part questionnaire. Case studies were conducted on three women entrepreneurs’ in the wedding industry.

Descriptive statistics, specifically chi-square and Fisher Exact test were used to analyze data. Findings revealed that 44% of the women entrepreneurs belonged to age 31-40 years when the survey was conducted. Half of the respondents indicated that they started their business at the age of 21-30 years, “from nothing” or “from scratch”. Almost 80% were married and 44.12% stated that their husbands are actively involved with specific lead roles in the business.

Over 73% mentioned that they are college graduates. They came from medium-sized families with four siblings, many of them first and second born. Majority of the respondents were engaged in entrepreneurial activities at the young age of nine years. The study revealed that most of the respondents were motivated by their parents, mothers in particular, to engage in business.

Majority started catering and cake confectioners business at home in year 2000 using their own personal savings with a capital of less than P50,000.00. Most of them performed catering/confectionery sales activities with less workload on legal matters. Annual revenue was found to be less than P500,000.00 and from P501,000.00 to 1 million, respectively.

Respondents ranked high in ethical leadership practices, personal leadership traits and managerial leadership traits. Description of personal characteristics vis-à-vis ethical leadership practices of the respondents ranked high in terms of the descriptor level – High Ethical Leadership. Additionally, personal characteristics were found to have significant association with ethical leadership. However, “acquired business status” was found to be dependent with ethical leadership. There were significant relationships among personal leadership traits and ethical leadership practices; managerial leadership traits and ethical leadership practices and managerial and personal leadership traits.

In this study, female entrepreneurs in the cake confectioners and catering industry have high levels of ethical leadership practices and satisfactory personal and managerial leadership traits. Studies along these lines may be pursued to determine the relationships among personal characteristics, ethical leadership practices, and leadership traits of Filipino women entrepreneurs in the wedding industry.

In this sense, it is imperative that local government extends its assistance to women entrepreneurs in the wedding industry through development of courses that would dwell on entrepreneurship and its legal underpinnings.

This study suggests that wedding industry be categorized under “services” and not just “others” for women entrepreneurs to experience the same privileges extended to the key players of the local hospitality and tourism industry.


Grabe ang Graduate thesis, super pressure :(

Master of Food Service Administration
Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management
College of Home Economics
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
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27 February 2010

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Bellore Restaurant

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