Factors associated with the success of top female executives in selected higher education institutions in Metro Manila, Philippines

• Main Author: Truong, Thi Tuyet Nuong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Women college administrators > Metro Manila > Philippines; Women executives > Metro manila > Philippine; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/196; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_doctoral/article/1195/viewcontent/CDTG004407_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research attempted to do a descriptive case study and qualitative analysis of the factors of personality, culture, and environment that contributed to the success of seven top female lay presidents of seven colleges and universities in Metro Manila. An interview guide, was used to ask president and two administrators in each school and documentation. Findings 1. Personality factors. Four common factors that contributed to the seven respondents success: relevant professional training; knowledge, competencies, and task-related and people-related skills; excellent personal traits, moral values, and positive attitudes and extension work experiences. Other personality factors of some respondents are family relations, professional involvement, alumnae relations, and the strong ambition for the success of institution. 2. Cultural factors. Most of the respondents have strong school culture with clear vision, effective mission and core values as the coherent direction for school members to follow as displayed in their family ties, loyalty to institutions, and developed patriotism.. Other cultural factors of some respondents focus on the field of women or direct service for the poor and have inculcated culture in the curriculum and Asian Studies subjects. One respondent has been promoting indigenous Filipino culture and languages through long-term plans. Another respondent has received an award from UNESCO. 3. Institutional environment. Most of the respondents were supported by their Board of Governance, by loyal, competent school members, good performance of students, and fair resources. All of them have effective leadership styles provided intrinsic and extrinsic xi motivations to make them highly satisfied with their jobs. One respondent practices transformation leadership, and develops spirituality. Seven respondents create healthy learning environments with staff development program, and budget support. One respondent, is to allow her faculty to teach at other schools in order to explore and learn more new things. Majority of the respondents overcame the difficulties of changing old patterns, financial problems, faculty pirated to attain success by their excellent personal examples, by the cooperation of their people, and sharing burden with others, providing scholarships to students, revising the curriculum, developing new programs, improving facilities, physical plant, and getting support from alumnae, and international organizations. 4. External environment: Most of them overcame difficulties by updating knowledge of management, using information technology, adapting the need of the global market, getting consultants from experts, support from other educational institutions, networking, and alumnae; acting on the challenges by available resources, improving teaching and learning. Two respondents are very successful because they responded to the need of the global market for nurses. One respondent has survived through regular financial support from international funding agencies. Value formation and development of traditional culture were addressed by some respondents. 5. Indicators of success.. All of the respondents have attained the recognition for the quality of education from various accrediting agencies; successful students performances show in passing board exams; and good evaluation for professional growth. Most of them revised and re-aligned curriculum offerings. promoted the values and attitudes of students, created good image and status with green, clean and safe environment, modernized physical plant, up-to-date facilities and Organization Development. xii Conclusion 1. There are the commonalities of seven respondents success: personality factors include relevant professional training; knowledge, competencies and task-related and peoplerelated skills; excellent personal traits, moral values, and positive attitudes and extension work experiences. The differences of success in personality level depend on their relationship to their institutions and the expertise of some respondents. 2. There are also similarities in cultural factors with clear vision, effective mission and core values as the coherent direction with family ties, loyalty to institutions, and patriotism. The exceptions of success in cultural factors depend on the nature of some institutions and their vision and philosophy. 3. The successful respondents have support from their Board of Governance and the cooperation of their loyal, competent employees, good performance of students, and good resources under their effective leadership. 4. For the success in external environment, seven respondents commonly face the rapid changes in the era of globalization by updating their knowledge, using Information Technology and getting support from networks and alumni. In addition, two respondents were successful because of responding the global market of nurses. Recommendations 1. Sharing experiences and expertise from successful executives to other educational executives and students of Educational Leadership and Management 2. Similar researches for top female executives in other geographical areas and for male executives to find out how different male and female educational leaders in leading the institutions.