Brain dominance, career choice and the job satisfaction of successful filipino managers

Date of Publication

1998

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology Major in Industrial Counseling

Subject Categories

Counseling

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Gundelina A. Velazco

Defense Panel Chair

Jose Alberto S. Reyes

Defense Panel Member

Ma. Belen L. Vergara
Rose Marie Salazar-Clemena
Romeo V. Suarez
Carmelita Pabiton

Abstract/Summary

This study identifies the brain dominance, career choices and job satisfaction of successful Filipino managers from various businesses within Metro Manila. Specifically, the study seeks to find out what the personal backgrounds of the managers are in terms of their gender, age, civil status, income, educational attainment, and occupational specialty. The brain dominance profile and career choices of the managers are also ascertained. Then the study explores whether a relationship exists between brain dominance and career choice. Furthermore, the personality types/work environments of the managers are identified and how they come to identify their career choices as well as the circumstances that lead them to their present jobs are looked into. Finally, the are asked their perceptions regarding their job satisfaction in terms of mentally challenging work, equitable rewards, supportive working conditions, having supportive colleagues and personality job-fit. An exploratory descriptive research design utilizing a multi-method approach was employed. Three hundred respondents were tested for their brain dominance while career choices were obtained by matching Holland's six personality types and their corresponding work environments with the managers' job titles. Then, interviews were conducted on 30 of the total sample.Results showed that there was no correlation between brain dominance and career choice at the .01 level of significance using the lambda statistics. Most of the respondents were Integrated for brain dominance, were in Enterprising careers and were generally satisfied with their jobs.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG03092

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

118 leaves, 28 cm. ; Computer print-out

Keywords

Cerebral dominance; Job satisfaction; Executives; Managers, Filipino; Vocational guidance; Professions; Careers; Laterality

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