Filipino Family Values and its effects on Business

Filipino Family Values and its effects on Business by: Rose Anne Insular ABM 1201

FILIPINO FAMILY VALUES HOSPITALITY HUMOR, ADAPTABILITY and CREATIVITY RESILENCE, RESOURCEFULNESS and the ABILITY TO SURVIVE FAITH and RELIGIOSITY HARD WORK and INDUSTRY

HOSPITALITY Hospitality refers to the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors or strangers. This trait is particularly favorable in business, especially in the service sector.

HUMOR, ADAPTABILITY and CREATIVITY Filipino’s sense of joy and humor is evident in their optimistic approach to life and its travails. The ability to laugh at themselves and their predicament is an important coping mechanism that contributes to emotional balance and a capacity to survive. This trait is particularly favorable in business setting.

RESILENCE, RESOURCEFULNESS and the ABILITY TO SURVIVE as a people who have been constantly under the rule of numerous powerful countries over time, and as a place that is constantly plagued by natural calamities, Filipinos have developed a sense of resourcefulness or the ability to survive with whatever they have. (“Filipino Values 2016) Resilience, resourcefulness and the ability to survive are particularly good traits in business setting.

FAITH and RELIGIOSITY the Philippines is approximately 92. 5 % Christion ( mostly Roman Catholic), 5. 6% Muslim and 1. 9% ‘other’ religions, including the Taoist-Buddhist religious beliefs of Chinese and the ‘indigenous 'animistic beliefs of some people in upland areas that resisted 300 years of Spanish colonial rule. being religious is a positive trait that is favorable in business and in the workplace.

HARD WORK and INDUSTRY the capacity for hard work and industry among Filipinos is widely recognized. Filipinos are universally regarded as excellent workers who perform well whether the job involves physical labor and tasks or highly sophisticated technical functions. This propensity for hard work, which often includes a highly competitive spirit, is driven by the desire for economic security and advancement for oneself and one’s family.

TALK IT OVER: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT BELONG IN THE FILIPINO VALUES THAT CAN AFFECT THE BUSINESS? A. HOSPITALITY C. HARD WORK AND INDUSTRY B. GOOD LOOKING D. FAITH AND RELIGIOSITY