BIBLIOGRAPHY DAO-ANES, MARCING G. APRIL 2010....
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DAO-ANES, MARCING G. APRIL 2010. Entrepreneurial Competencies of the
Members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative. Benguet State University, La
Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Andrew K. Del-ong, BSc.
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to identify the personal entrepreneurial competencies
possessed by the members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative who availed of the
cooperative’s livelihood assistance, to identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are
strong and weak in them and to identify whether these member-borrowers became
successful in their livelihood projects.
This was conducted at Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative, D&L Building,
Km. 5, Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet from December to January 2010.
The result of the study shows that majority of the member-borrowers are found to
be relatively strong on the ten areas of entrepreneurial competencies. Furthermore,
majority of the member-borrowers became successful in their livelihood projects. These
indicate that the member-borrowers have the acumen in operating businesses whether
agricultural or commercial.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION
Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Objectives of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Importance of the Study . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Scope and Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
METHODOLOGY
Locale of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Respondents of the Study . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Research Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Socio-demographic Profile
of the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Entrepreneurial Profile
of the Respondents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Business where Loans
were Utilized. . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Result of business operations
from the availed livelihood assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LITERATURE CITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX
A. Communication Letter
to the Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B. Letter to Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C. Questionnaire for the Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D. Questionnaire for the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E. Personal Entrepreneurial
Self-Rating Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION
Rationale
Going into business can be an exciting but, at times, a depressing experience.
Opportunities and challenges associated with business make it exciting, but the risk of
loss and fear of the unknown will be troublesome. Because this such an important step,
the decision to start a business should be made in a deliberate and objective manner. The
emotional aspects of fulfilling a life-long dream of ownership should not supersede a
realistic assessment of one’s business skills and what is needed to be successful.
Many people dreamed of being engage into business and suddenly going from
rags to riches. The achievements of people like Steven Jobs of the Apple Computer,
Lucio Tan who brought to the Philippines an advanced hog-raising facility from Taiwan
and set up Foremost Farms in Tanay, Rizal way back 1970 and now owned multi-
national companies like the Asia Brewery (the second brewer in the Philippines),
Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco etc.; Tony Tan Caktiong who started his business
with a lowly burger and siopao stand in 1975 and now the founder and current chairman
of the Philippine’s largest fast food chain Jollibee; and Jack Dulnuan from the
municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet who started a small piggery , bakery and eatery but
now owned several branches of restaurants in the locality, an auto repair shop and a bus
transportation company.
Before making a decision to start a small business, the prospective owner needs to
have clear objectives of what is to be gained by being an owner and examine the possible
drawbacks to ownership and of course have the personal characteristics in managing a
business to be successful.
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However, competencies in business are just normal since business is a dynamic as
well as a living force, which affects particularly every aspect of social life. In fact, so
wide is the scope of business activities that it is rarely necessary to point out the
observation that no individual has been able to escape from the impact of such activities.
Competence is a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a
specific job. It encompasses a combination of knowledge, skills and behavior utilized to
improve performance. Moreover, competence is the state of quality of being adequately
or well qualified, having the ability to perform a specific role.
The success or failure of an entrepreneurial undertaking is to a great degree
dependent on the personal entrepreneurial competencies of the entrepreneur. Thus, the
study sought to determine the entrepreneurial competencies of the members of the
Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) who availed of the livelihood assistance
from the cooperative.
Statement of the Problem
1. What are the personal entrepreneurial competencies possessed by the members
of the UMPC who availed of the cooperative’s livelihood assistance?
2. What entrepreneurial characteristics are strong and weak in them?
3. Were these member-borrowers became successful in their respective livelihood
projects?
Objectives of the Study
This study aimed to determine the entrepreneurial competencies of the
members- borrowers for livelihood assistance. Specifically, it aims to:
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1. Identify the personal entrepreneurial competencies possessed by the members
of UMPC who availed of the cooperative’s livelihood assistance.
2. Identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are strong and weak in them.
3. Identify whether these member-borrowers became successful in their
respective livelihood projects?
Importance of the Study
The study would like to assess the entrepreneurial competencies of the
member-borrowers in the relation to the livelihood assistance projects they availed from
the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC).
Results of this study may help the cooperative in assessing prospective borrowers
in the future.
Scope and Limitation of the Study
The study focused on the entrepreneurial competencies of the
member-borrowers of the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) who availed of
the livelihood assistance program of the cooperative for the current year (January-
November 2009)
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or
revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new business generally in response to
identified opportunities. It is often a difficult undertaking, as majority of new businesses
fail. Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending on the type of
organization that is being started. Entrepreneurship range in the scale from solo projects
(even involving the entrepreneur only part-time) to major undertakings creating many job
opportunities (Onuoha, 2007)
Entrepreneurial capabilities are very important in building a business.
Entrepreneurs suffer a number of failures because most of them are hard up in operating
their business and some do not have enough funds to support their business while others
just managed their business through institutions or practical business technique as cited
by Inlubang and Veloria (2000).
The rule of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in economic and social
development has often been under estimated over the years. However, it has increasingly
become apparent that entrepreneurship does indeed contribute to economic development.
history shows that economic progress has been significantly advanced by pragmatic
people who are entrepreneurial and innovative, able to exploit opportunities that other
may fail to recognize or may even view as problems or threats. Entrepreneurship is
closely associated with change, creativity, knowledge, innovation and flexibility factors
that area increasingly important source of competitiveness in an increasingly globalize
world economy (Smith, 2006).
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Entrepreneurship, in simplest sense, refers to the ability of an individual to
determine and come up with the proper combination of the resources available in his
environment and transform this into an output of either goods or services, and obtain a
fair profit at the price the entrepreneur sets. It entails the activities of spotting
opportunities, conceptualizing these ideas into business opportunities, identifying and
using resources to produce products and make profits out of them. It also includes a set of
behaviors, skills and attributes conducive to the development of innovation and creativity
(Azarcon, et al., 2005).
Government and private agencies give strong emphasis on entrepreneurship
development. Prospective and small entrepreneurs are hard up in starting and operating
their business mainly because some of them do not know the basic elementary rules in
managing a business. Most of them do not have enough capital to finance their enterprise.
They have difficulty in acquiring loans from lending institutions and others cannot cope
with the high degree of competition posed by other firms in the industry (Lugtu and
Nadiahan, 1999).
Faltin in 2007, stated that important for entrepreneurship is the creative mindset
that helps entrepreneurs to create new ideas and bring these to the market in a way
appropriate to create value for an external audience.
The characteristics which appears to typify the ultimately very successful
entrepreneurs is not their borne opportunities but his ability to acquire the general sets of
managerial skills exhibited by the chief executive of small organizations. Awareness of
markt requirements, understanding of finance, ability to train and delegate to a team of
subordinates are also common traits (Oblay, 2005).
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There is also this Chinese proverb, “Without careful management of resources, a
surplus will be exhausted. With careful management, even modest resources will yield a
surplus” (Tsao, 1995).
Pladio (2008), entrepreneurs are those who are creative and are able to perceive
and take advantage of economic opportunities, who innovate and develop new products
and services regardless of the resources they handle. But to conceive, launch and produce
new products and offer better services.
Keeping a business running is the primary goal of entrepreneurship management.
This means anyone on the entrepreneurship management team needs to have fresh ideas
for keeping the company not only in the black but also very far into the black just barely
making enough money to cover expenses doesn’t exactly make a business successful,
after all. Entrepreneurship management, therefore, must find ways of cutting expenses,
increasing profits, and generally keeping the business alive. One of the most innovative
thing entrepreneurship management can do is to create a new source of income. As a
small business or even a home based business, it’s possible to find new ways of income
without overloading yourself with work. For being a prefect entrepreneur, every
aspirant of entrepreneurship has to have adequate knowledge and management skills.
This is because management is required in almost every area of entrepreneurship.
Whether it is directing and controlling the work of the employees, taking care of the
production process, organizing the manpower, selecting some good candidate for suitable
management skills plays an important role in performing the activity efficiently and
effectively (Anonymous, 2008).
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However, competitiveness usually occurs in entrepreneurship as well as in a
cooperative. Competitiveness (Nelson, 1992) is an attractive concept across different
levels of studies. A recent review by Waheeduzzaman and Ryabs (1996) pointed out that
the competitiveness concept involves different disciplines like comparative advantage
and/or price competitiveness perspective. Moreover, competitiveness can be treated as a
dependent, independent, or an intermediary variable, depending on the perspectives from
which we approach the issue.
Country competitiveness is usually viewed from an industry perspective with
industrial structure, deregulation and anti-trust measures as the dominant themes.
Creating export winners involves a shared mission among government, management, and
labor to compete and win in the coming decade (Khullar, 1995).
Entrepreneurial competency (Kiggundy, 2002) refers to the sum total of the
entrepreneurs’ requisite attributes for successful and sustainable entrepreneurship.
Competence (Collin, 1989) is shown in action in a situation in a context
that might be different the next time you have to act. In emergency context, competent
people will react to the situation in the context and to have a repertoire of possible actions
to take and have trained in the possible actions in the repertoire, if this is relevant.
Regardless of training, competence grows experience and the extent of an individual to
learn and adapt. However, there has been much discussion among academics about the
issue of definitions. The concept of competence has different meanings, and continues to
remain one of the most diffuse terms in the management development sector,
and the organizational and occupational literature.
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The eight main competencies that prospective entrepreneurs must adopt to help
tem build and maintain their entrepreneurial spirits according to Jade Net Organization
(2005) are: ability to believe in oneself, ability to recognize responsibilities, ability to
seize opportunities, ability to engage in change, ability to deliver quality results, ability to
care about the environment, sense of responsibility, and ability to develop creativity.
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
(Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices,
A Modular Approach)
1. Opportunity Seeking – refers to an entrepreneur’s basic skill of being able to
quickly spot and identify possible profitable business endeavors. Entrepreneurs seek
opportunity to respond to the needs of customers or clients. The successful entrepreneur
keep on looking for ways of satisfying consumers or clientele, such as improving product
for sale and relating with the factor and services. a businessman must be capable of
assessing a market situation, seeing discrepancies between current production processes,
market demands, gaps between sellers and buyers, and knowing how can turn the market
situation into a profitable business venture.
2. Commitment to the Work Contract – refers to an entrepreneur keeping his
word or promise. The entrepreneurs keep his promise of charging affordable price and
selling quality goods and make this available when needed. Walang et.al (1998), in order
for the officers and managers show the commitment to the cooperative, they are expected
to set high but realistic standard of excellence among themselves.
3. Persistence – pertains to how persevering one can be despite many obstacles
and failed attempts to be successful. The entrepreneur keeps on trying to improve to his
good services and relationship with clientele.
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4. Demand for efficiency and quality - the entrepreneur always seeks better way
of doing thing and makes sure that his products and services are of the best quality. He is
known to produce consistent results as required by his clients, achieving customer
satisfaction without unnecessary wastage.
5. Goal-Setting – refers to an entrepreneur’s ability to set realistic and attainable
objectives. Without set goals, one tends to give up easily when falling getting what is
desired. Business starts with specific short term objective teaching to long term goals. For
majority of the entrepreneurs, setting specific plans and targets about the future is not an
obvious task that is performed (Lugtu and Nadiahan, 1999).
6. Information seeking /feedback seeking - an entrepreneur who seeks on ways
and means of pleasing his clients and keeping in with his competence. It is also the
awareness of the past, current and future issues affecting the business.
7. Systematic Planning and Monitoring of Plans - planning means thinking ahead
by breaking down tasks to logical step by step activities until the goal is reached.
Monitoring means seeking up from time to time how far or how much of the targeted
activities have been achieved as planned.
8. Persuasion and Networking - persuade people to join him/her in the business
and so with the other individual agencies and other groups to maintain higher level
business contracts.
9. Self-Confidence - strongly believes in himself, shows confidence in his over
ability to undertake difficult tasks or respond to challenge. He is sure of himself and his
abilities, skills and talents and uses them when called for without hesitation.
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10. Risk taking – risk are always present in the decisions you make, especially as
entrepreneurs. Before making major decisions, it would be wise for you to assess the
risks involved. Whenever possible, quantify your decisions. Numbers help a lot in
decision making, especially in business.
The Impact of Competition (Successful
Business Planning for Entrepreneurs,
Moorman and Halloran, 2006)
Competition, when used in a business sense, means a rivalry between companies
that sell similar products or services. If you are to survive in the business world, you will
have to get to know your competition. You must have competitive impact, which means
the ability to effectively compete with other businesses.
Competition grows out the fact that, in a country such as ours, consumers have
freedom of choice. They can spend their money anywhere they please. They make
decision to spend their money in our store or down the street at another store that is in
competition with yours.
Because there is freedom of choice in spending, you as a business person must be
as competitive as possible. Your store must be of the highest quality and your
merchandise of the type consumers’ demand. These positive attributes must then be
combined with prices that are lower than or at least equal to those of your competitor.
Everyday that the doors of your business are open to the public, you must strive to
develop better products and better ways to serve your costumers. If you do not, your
competitor will. At the same time, you have to keep an eye on your competitors and what
they are doing. You cannot allow them to get a competitive edge on you. Once they do,
your customers will become their customers.
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Competitive Intelligence (Successful
Business for Planning Entrepreneurs)
Competitive analysis has achieved such a prominent place in business success that
it has spawned a whole new industry. Today entrepreneurial ventures all over the world
sell the service of gathering competitive intelligence. The industry is large enough to
have its own professional association. SCIP, the Society of Competitive Intelligence
Professionals, describes itself as an organization that is serving professionals who are
leveraging knowledge for competitive advantage.
Many entrepreneurs do not understand the concept of competitive intelligence and
its importance to modern businesses. Competitive Intelligence (CI) is a systematic and
ethical program for gathering, analyzing and managing external information that can
affect a company’s plans, decisions and operations.
Regardless or whether you are selling competitive intelligence as a service or
conducting it for your own entrepreneurial use, CI is important. Consider the pace of
business change. What was true yesterday may not be true tomorrow. Managing “by seat
of your parts” is no longer a viable option.
Instinct and intuition are still important assets, but they must be applied to data
gathered through intense competitive intelligence activities.
Socio-Demographic Profile (Entrepreneurship
Principles and Practices, A Modular Approach)
The inclination of the individual to be entrepreneurial commonly manifests during
the individuals’ teenage years. The important characteristics of an entrepreneur, such as
creativity, independence, and the ability to handle uncertainty, apparently emerge during
the individuals’ teenage years. The outstanding values and traits of the individual are
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most obvious during these years. However, the first important business venture of an
entrepreneur occurs during the individuals’ thirties. Many entrepreneurs start their
significant business ventures in their thirties-early thirties for men, and late thirties for
women. As cited by Walang et.al (1998), the older respondents were more interested to
engage in business than the younger ones.
The civil status of an entrepreneur is usually married. Most entrepreneurs tend to
be married individuals. The support of the spouse plays a significant role in
entrepreneurial success.
Entrepreneurs are most often men. Although emerging trends dictate that more
and more women are venturing into business, men still generally outnumber in this field.
Most studies of Small and Medium enterprises as cited by Lugtu and Nadiahan (1999),
found that majority of the entrepreneurs are indeed males. Meanwhile, Walang et.al
(1998) has opposite finding that females are more active in entrepreneurial activities than
male.
The educational attainment of an entrepreneur during his/her first important
business venture will be a college graduate. The average educational attainment of
entrepreneurs is a bachelor’s degree or a college degree. In many countries, the
educational attainment of an entrepreneur is at par with that of the local population.
Entrepreneurs need to have formal education for them to understand the business
transactions (Walang, et al, 1998). As stated also in the Cooperative Code of the
Philippine 2008 (Republic Act. 9520), cooperative shall provide education and training
for their member, elected and appointed representatives, managers, and employees, so
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that they can contribute effectively and efficiently to the development of their
cooperatives.
Definition of Terms
Entrepreneurship – using resources effectively and efficiently as well as training
them into profitable venture.
Entrepreneur – person or individuals in entrepreneurship
Competence – ability to do or perform a specific task, action or function
successfully.
Business – legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and
services to consumers
Management – organization and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in
accordance with certain policies and in achievement of clearly defined objectives
Livelihood – something that provides income to live on
Personal entrepreneurial competencies – formulated by the Management Systems
International that is used to determine entrepreneurial competencies
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METHODOLOGY
Locale and Time of the Study
The study was conducted at La Trinidad, Benguet where most of the members
of the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) are residing. This was conducted
from December 2009 to February 2010.
Respondents of the Study
The respondents of this study were the members of the UMPC who availed of the
livelihood assistance program of the cooperative from January to November 2009.
They are composed of 40 individuals of whom 20 came from those who availed
agricultural loan and another 20 from those who availed of commercial loan.
Research Method
The researcher made used of secondary data from the cooperative. Primary data
were collected from the member-respondents. The PEC’s self-rating questionnaires
were used in identifying the entrepreneurial competencies of the respondents.
Data Analysis
Data gathered were analyzed and summarized based on the objectives of the
study. Descriptive statistics like frequencies, percentages and means were used in the
analysis .
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Socio-Demographic Profile
of the Respondents
Table 1 presents the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil
status, and highest educational attainment.
Age. The respondents are relatively young considering their mean age of 34.43
years old. The majority (55%) belongs to the 31-40 years old bracket. As cited by
Walang et.al (1998), the older respondents were more interested to engage in business
than the younger ones. This also reveals that most newly graduate student prefer to seek
for a job than to create a job.
Civil status. Most (80%) are married. According to Azarcon, et al (2005), the civil
status of an entrepreneur is usually married. Most entrepreneurs tend to be married
individuals. The support of the spouse plays a significant role in entrepreneurial success.
Sex. Females (57.5%) slightly dominate the population. According to many of the
respondents, female are greater are greater in number than the males in cooperative
activities. The males on the other hand, specialized on field works especially for open
farming. Most studies of Small and Medium enterprises as cited by Lugtu and Nadiahan
(1999), found that majority of the entrepreneurs are indeed males. Meanwhile, Walang
et.al (1998) has opposite finding that females are more active in entrepreneurial activities
than male.
Highest educational attainment. All of the respondents had formal education, with
the majority (75%) even finishing college. Entrepreneurs need to have formal education
for them to understand the business transactions (Walang, et al, 1998). As studies also
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emphasized the importance of education, where educated individuals generally more
receptive to changes/innovations. Thus, its importance, especially to an association like a
cooperative is paramount.
Table 1. Socio-demographic profile of the respondents
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Age
20-30
11
27.5
31-40
22
55
41-50
7
17.5
TOTAL
40
100
Civil Status
Single
`
8
20
Married
32
80
TOTAL
40
100
Sex
Male
17
42.5
Female
23
57.5
TOTAL
40
100
Highest Educational Attainment
College
30
75
High school
10
25
TOTAL 40 100
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Entrepreneurial Profile of the Respondents
Number of years in the current business. The respondents were relatively new in
their businesses, with almost all (95%) were into their businesses for less than five years.
A significant (37.5%) were actually only around one-two years in their business.
Number of borrowings for 2009. Borrowings for year 2009 were the ones
accounted in this study. Results show that majority (62.5%) borrowed twice while a
significant (17.5%) borrowed thrice. The rest (20%) only borrowed once.
Table 2. Entrepreneurial Profile of the Respondents
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Number of years in the current business
1-2
15
37.5
3-4
23
57.5
5-above
2
5
TOTAL
40
100
Number of borrowings for 2009
1 8 20
2 25 62.5
3 7
17.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Business where Loans were Utilized
Table 3 shows the business where loans were utilized. For the agricultural loan,
(50%) half of the respondents utilized it for vegetable production, (40%) a significant for
flower production, and the rest for livestock. For commercial loan, (40%) more used it
for vegetable trading, 15% for computer shop, 10% for sari-sari store, rummage and
eatery and 5% loaned for construction, bookstore and office equipment.
This implies that the amounts borrowed were mostly utilized for farm and off-
farm businesses (vegetable trading).
Table 3. Business where loans were utilized
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
AGRICULTURAL
Vegetable production
10
50
Cut flower production
8
40
Livestock
2
10
OFF-FARM AND NON-AGRICULTURAL
Sari-sari store
2
10
Computer shop
3
15
Vegetable trading
8
40
Construction, Bookstore
and Office equipment
1
5
Rummage, sari-sari store
and eatery
2
10
TOTAL 40 100
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Result of business operations from the availed livelihood assistance
Results of the study show that the member-borrowers generated sufficient profits from
their operations. However, a few (12%) were not able tom pay their loans on time
because of the practice of not using the loan for the intended purpose; others were due to
low prices of vegetables.
Table 4. Distribution of respondents according to whether they were able to pay their
loans on time from the cooperative
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Loans were paid on time
35
87.5
Loans not paid on time 5 12.5
TOTAL 40 100
Table 5. Distribution of respondents according to reasons for failure to pay loans on time
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Reasons for failure to pay loans on time
Loan was used for other purpose
3 60
Low price of vegetables 2 40
TOTAL 5 100
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Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
Opportunity Seeking
Table 6 presents the opportunity seeking of the member-borrowers. The result of
analysis shows that majority (77.5%) were found to be relatively strong in opportunity
seeking although a significant were weak.
This implies that the respondents were relatively opportunity seekers. They
usually try things that are new to them. Azarcon, et al (2005), a businessman must be
capable of assessing a market situation, seeing discrepancies between current production
processes, market demands, gaps between sellers and buyers, and knowing how can turn
the market situation into a profitable business venture.
Persistence
Result shows (Table 7) that most (82.5 %) were found to be relatively strong in
persistence. Finding implies that the respondents possessed a positive point of view on
the problems that occur in their business. They try to do something even if other people
say that you are likely to fail.
Commitment to Work Contract
It is presented in Table 8 that most (80%) were found to be relatively strong in
terms of commitment to work contract. This implies that the member-borrowers are
strong enough to accept full responsibility for problems they encountered in managing
their business. Walang et.al (1998), in order for the officers and managers show the
commitment to the cooperative, they are expected to set high but realistic standard of
excellence among themselves.
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Table 6. Distribution of the respondents according to their opportunity seeking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
1
2.5
Relatively Strong
31
77.5
Weak
8
20
TOTAL
40 100
Table 7. Distribution of the respondents according to their persistence
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
2
5
Relatively Strong
33
82.5
Weak 5
12.5
TOTAL
40 100
Table 8. Distribution of the respondents according to their commitment to work contract
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong 5 12.5
Relatively Strong
32
80
Weak
3
7.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Demand for Quality and Efficiency
As shown in Table 9, most (92.5%) from the member-borrowers were found to
be relatively strong in demand for quality and efficiency. It implies that the respondents
are strong enough to do things and make sure that his/her services are of the best quality.
As stated by Azarcon et.al (2005), he is known to produce consistent results as required
by his clients, achieving customer satisfaction without unnecessary wastage.
Risk-taking
Risks are always present in the decisions you make, especially as entrepreneurs.
Before making major decisions, it would be always be wise to assess the risks involved.
Result shows (Table 10) that most (85%) are found to be weak in risk taking. This
finding implies that the member-borrowers are afraid of risk-taking. They are also weak
in decision-making.
Goal Setting
Table 11 presents that most (90%) of the member-borrowers were found to be
relatively strong in setting goals. It implies that they are realistic. On the other hand, they
are strong enough to set an attainable objective in order to make their business successful.
For majority of the entrepreneurs, setting specific plans and targets about the future is not
an obvious task that is performed (Lugtu and Nadiahan, 1999).
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Table 9. Distribution of the respondents according to their demand and efficiency
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
3
7.5
Relatively Strong
37
92.5
Weak
-
-
TOTAL
40 100
Table 10. Distribution of the respondents according to their risk-taking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
6
15
Weak
34
85
TOTAL
40 100
Table 11. Distribution of the respondents according to goal-setting
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
1
2.5
Relatively Strong
36
90
Weak
3
7.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Information Seeking
The ability to seek information is important because it gives the entrepreneurs an
edge relative to competitors. It is shown in Table 12 that most (90%) of the member-
borrowers are relatively strong information seekers. It implies that they are aware of past,
present and future issues affecting their business. They make sure that they gather all
needed facts before making informed decisions.
Systematic Planning
Systematic planning and monitoring is defined as the development and use of
logical step to reach goals. Table 13 shows that most (80%) of the respondents were
found to be relatively strong in systematic planning and monitoring. It implies that the
member-borrowers are strong enough to undertake a business venture. It also shows that
they are strong to take the necessary time and effort to make sure that when plan is
executed, task and objectives are being achieved.
Persuasion and Networking
It is evident that a good entrepreneur is one who should be very good in
persuading people in establishing linkages for the business. It is shown in Table 14 that
majority (55%) of the member-borrower found weak in persuasion and networking. This
implies that majority of them had weak capability to influence others and were not able to
socialize and develop strong connections with other people.
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Table 12. Distribution of the respondents according to their information seeking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
2
5
Relatively Strong
36
90
Weak
2
5
TOTAL
40 100
Table 13. Distribution of the respondents according to their systematic planning
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
4
10
Relatively Strong
32
80
Weak
4
10
TOTAL 40 100
Table 14. Distribution of the respondents according to their persuasion and networking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
18
45
Weak
22
55
TOTAL
40 100
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Self-confidence
Table 15 present that majority (52.5%) of the member-borrower had relatively
strong self-confidence. This implies that the member-borrower were secure with
themselves, allowing them to face other people, their customers and situations without
much fear. Azarcon, et.al (2005), he is sure of himself and his abilities, skills and talents
and uses them when called for without hesitation.
Table 15. Distribution of the respondents according to their self-confidence
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
21
52.5
Weak
19
47.5
TOTAL
40 100
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
This study was conducted to determine the personal entrepreneurial possessed by
the members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative who availed of the cooperatives’
livelihood assistance as well as to identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are
strong and weak in them and to find out whether these member-borrowers became
successful in their respective livelihood projects.
A survey questionnaire and Personal Entrepreneurial Competency Self-Rating
(PECS) questionnaire was used to gather the needed information. Twenty (20)
respondents will be from those who avail agricultural loans and so with the commercial
loan with the total of forty (40) respondents.
Majority of the respondents were engaged in vegetable production and in
vegetable trading. Most of the respondents are married and college graduate. Majority
have operating their current business 3-4 years. Member-borrowers loaned mostly for
open farm vegetable trading. This implies that the amount borrowed mostly intended for
field operation especially in producing vegetables (for agricultural loan) and vegetable
trading (for commercial loan). However, according to the respondents in vegetable
production, they also go into vegetable trading.
The finding shows that most (98%) of the member-borrowers found to be strong
on the ten areas of entrepreneurial competencies. This implies that the member-borrowers
had the achievement cluster as well as the planning cluster and the power cluster in
operating their own businesses whether a commercial or agricultural business. However,
some member-borrowers’ weakness is risk-taking under the achievement cluster and
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persuasion and net working. Finding also shows that majority of the member-borrowers
are successful in their respective livelihood projects. Although some were not able to pay
loans on time because they did not utilize the loan for the intended purpose; others were
due to low price of their commodities.
Conclusions
Based from the findings of the study, the following conclusions were made:
1. Majority of the member-borrowers who availed of the livelihood assistance of
the cooperative are in their 30’s.
2. They are relatively string in most of the personal entrepreneurial competencies
except for risk-taking where they are found to be weak.
3. They generated sufficient profits from their operations however, some were not
able to pay their loans on time due to the wrong practice of not using the loan for the
intended purpose and low prices of their commodities.
Recommendations
1. Since the study shows that most of the member-borrowers from the Universal
Multi-purpose Cooperative are relatively strong in terms of their personal entrepreneurial
competencies, the cooperative should continue the livelihood assistance program it is
extending to members.
2. Results of the PEC analysis also shows that there a lot of things that are still to
be done to the members. The cooperative should further enhance the entrepreneurial
skills and spirits among the members by providing appropriate trainings and/or further
trainings. They could tap the expertise of concerned agencies for this purpose like the
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Benguet Sate University, Local Government Unit, Department of Science and
Technology, etc.
3. Members should also be reminded on the importance of utilizing loans for the
intended purpose. Stricter monitoring of members’ projects/livelihood assistance should
also be done by the cooperative.
4. Members should also be encouraged to monitor demand and supply situations
for their commodities to program their operations tom prevent low prices for said
commodities.
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APPENDIX A
Communication Letter to the Manager
DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AND ARGIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DAEAM)
Benguet State University
La Trinidad, Benguet
December 2009
IRENE B. COLIGMAN
Manager
Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative
D & L Building, Km 5 La Trinidad, Benguet
Madam:
Warm greetings!
I am Marcing G. Dao-anes, a student of Benguet State University taking up Bachelor of
Science in Agribusiness major in Cooperative Management. I am presently conducting a
research titled “ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES OF THE MEMBERS OF
UNIVERSAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE” as a requirement for the degree.
In connection, may I request permission to conduct my study and float my questionnaires
to your members?
Thank you very much for your favorable action regarding this request. Your action will
be highly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
MARCING G. DAO-ANES
Researcher
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APPENDIX B
Letter to Respondents
Republic of the Philippines
Benguet State University
College of Agriculture
La Trinidad, Benguet
Dear Respondents:
Greetings!
I am Marcing G. Dao-anes, a fourth year student of Benguet State University
taking up Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness majoring in Cooperative Management.
One of the requirements for graduation is to submit a thesis in line with the
students’ specialization/major.
In line with these, I am conducting a study in titled “Entrepreneurial
Competencies of the Members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative”.
The success of this study relies on your honest answer to questions. Rest assured
that your responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
Thank you very much and God Bless.
Respectfully yours,
MARCING G. DAO-ANES
Researcher
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APPENDIX C
Questionnaire for the Cooperative
PROFILE OF THE COOPERATIVE:
a) Year organized:_____________
b) Date registered to CDA:________
c) Total number of members:_______
d) Total number of members who availed of the livelihood assistance:_______
QUESTIONS: Please check on the space provided. Thank You.
1) What are the livelihood assistance do UMPC provided to borrowers?
1) Additional working capital for existing business for:
a) Agricultural production:
_____flower production
_____green house
_____open farm
_____others, please specify___________________
b) Commercial business
_____vegetable traders
_____rummage
_____sari-sari stores
`
_____others, please specify___________________
2) What is your basis in providing livelihood assistance?
______ Existing business ______character
______ Collateral ______ Capital
______ Capacity
3) What are your terms in providing:
a) Commercial business
_____payable within 2-5 months
_____others, please specify_____________________
b) Agricultural production
_____payable within 5-6 months
_____others, please specify ____________________
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4) Do you monitor the livelihood assistance you provided?
___Yes ___No
If yes, how?_______________________________________________
If no, why?________________________________________________
5) Is the livelihood assistance you provided is competitive?
___Yes ___No
6) Do you provide livelihood assistance in fair basis?
___ Yes ____No
If yes, how?________________________________________________
If no, why?_________________________________________________
7) Do you think entrepreneurial competencies of borrowers for livelihood assistance
affects the success of the cooperative?
____Yes ____No
If yes, why?_____________________________________________________
If no, why?______________________________________________________
8) Do the member-borrowers follow the policies regarding on loaning for livelihood
assistance?
_____Yes _____No
9) What are the techniques used by the cooperative in monitoring projects?
_________ letters/questionnaires
_________ cellular phones (SMS)
_________ ocular inspection/frequent visits
_________ others, please specify ________________
________________
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APPENDIX D
Questionnaire for the Respondents
Members Profile
Name:______________________ Civil Status:_______
Age:_______ Gender:______
Highest Educational Attainment: _______college
_______high school
_______elementary
_______others, please specify
Number of years in the current business:_____________
Number of borrowings for 2009: ______________
Total amount borrowed for 2009: _____________
Please check on the space provided. Thank you.
1) What is your purpose in loaning?
A) For agricultural production
_____flower production
_____greenhouse
_____open farm
_____others, please specify__________________________
B) For commercial business
_____computer shop
_____vegetable traders
_____rummage
_____others, please specify__________________________
2) Does the livelihood assistance provide by UMPC help you (your family)?
_____Yes _____No
If yes, how? ____increase income
____others, please specify___________________________
If no, why? ____bankruptcy
____others, please specify___________________________
3) Were you able to pay your loans on time?
____Yes _____No
If yes, how? ___daily depositing
___ money loaned was not used in the intended purpose
___ business was successful ( high income)
___ to avoid high interest
___ others, please specify
If no, why? ___ the money borrowed was not used for the intended purpose
___ it is used for the intended purpose but the business has low
income
___ it is used for the intended purpose but the business bankrupt due
to mismanagement
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4) Were you able to generate sufficient profits from your operations?
________Yes ______No
PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCY SELF-RATING
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS
This questionnaire consists of 55 brief statements. Read each statement very carefully
and decide how much each statement describes you by using the rating given below. This
exercise is designed to help you identify the areas where you can develop. Please answer
them honestly, thank you. Write the number on the space provided.
Legend: 5 – always
4 – usually
3 – sometimes
2 – rarely
1 - never
Statements
____ 1. I look for things that need to be done.
____ 2. When faced with a difficult problem, I spend a lot of time trying to find a
solution.
____ 3. I complete my work on time.
____ 4. It bothers me when things are not done very well.
____ 5. I prefer situation in which I can control the outcomes as much as possible.
____ 6. I like to think about the future.
____ 7. When starting a new task or project, I gather a great deal of information before
going ahead.
____ 8. I plan a large project by breaking it down into smaller tasks.
____ 9. I get others to support my recommendation.
____ 10. I feel confident that I will succeed in whatever I try to do.
____ 11. No matter who I’m talking to, I’m good listener.
____ 12. I do things that need to be done before being asked to do so by others.
____ 13. I try several times to get people to do what I would like them to do.
____ 14. I keep the promises I make.
____ 15. My own work is better than that of other people I work with.
____ 16. I don’t try something new without making sure I will succeed.
____ 17. It is a waste of time worrying about what to do with life.
____ 18. I seek the advice of people who knows a lot about the tasks I’m working on.
_____19. I think about the advantages and disadvantages or different ways of
accomplishing things.
_____20. I do not spend much time thinking about how to influence others.
_____21. I change my mind if others disagree strongly with me.
_____22. I feel resentful when I don’t get my way.
_____23. I like challenges and new opportunities.
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_____24. When something gets in my way of what I’m trying to do, I keep on trying to
accomplish what I want.
_____25. I am happy to do someone else’s work, if necessary, to get the job done on
time.
_____26. It bothers me when time is wasted.
_____27. I weigh my chances of succeeding or failing before I do something.
____ 28. The more specific I can be about what I want out of life, the more chances I
have to succeed.
____ 29. I take action without wasting time gathering information.
____ 30. I try to think of all the problems I may encounter and plan what to do if each
problem occurs.
____ 31. I get important people to help me accomplish my goals.
____ 32. When trying something difficult or challenging, I feel confident that I will
succeed.
____ 33. In the past, I have had failures.
____ 34. I prefer activities that I know well and with which I am comfortable.
____ 35. When faced with major difficulties, I quickly go on to other things.
____ 36. When I’m doing a job for someone, I make a special effort to make sure that the
person is happy with my work.
____ 37. I’m never entirely happy with the way in which things are done; I always think
there must be a better way.
____ 38. I do things that are risky.
____ 39. I have a very clear plan for my life.
____ 40. When working on a project for someone, I ask many questions to be sure I
understand what the person wants.
____ 41. I deal with the problems as they arise rather than spend time anticipating them.
____ 42. In order to reach my goals, I think of solutions that benefit everyone involved in
the problem.
____ 43. I do very good work.
____ 44. There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.
____ 45. I try things that are very new and different from what I have done before.
____ 46. I try several ways to overcome things that get in the way to my goals.
____ 47. My family and personal life are more important to me than work deadlines I set
for myself.
____ 48. I do not find ways to complete tasks faster at work and at home.
____ 49. I do things that others consider risky.
____ 50. I am so concerned about meeting my weekly goals as I am for my yearly goals.
____ 51. I go to several different sources for information to help with tasks or projects.
____ 52. If one approach to a problem does not work, I think of another approach.
____ 53. I am able to get people who have strong opinions or ideas to change their minds.
____ 54. I stick with my decisions even if others disagree strongly with me.
____ 55. When I don’t know something, I don’t mind admitting it.
Note: Statements derived from Entrepreneurship Principle and Practices (A Modular
Approach,2005
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Personal Entrepreneurial Competency Self-Rating Questionnaire Corrected score Sheet
PEC Original Correction Corrected
Score value
total
Opportunity
Seeking _________ - _________ = __________
Persistence _________ - _________ = __________
Commitment to
Work Contract _________ - _________ = __________
Demand for Quality
And Efficiency _________ - _________ = __________
Risk Taking _________ - _________ = __________
Goal Setting _________ - _________ = __________
Information
Seeking _________ - _________ = __________
Systemic Planning
And Monitoring _________ - _________ = __________
Persuasion and
Networking _________ - _________ = __________
Self-Confidence _________ - _________ = __________
CORRECTED TOTAL SCORE = __________
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SCORING SHEET
Rating of Statements Score PEC
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Opportunity
(1) (12) (23) (34) (45) Seeking
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Persistence
(2) (13) (24) (35) (46)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Commitment to Work
(3) (14) (25) (36) (47) contract
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Demand for Quality &
(4) (15) (26) (37) (48) efficiency
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Risk Taking
(5) (16) (27) (38) (49)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Goal Setting
(6) (17) (28) (39) (50)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Information Seeking
(7) (18) (29) (40) (51)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Systematic Planning &
(8) (19) (30) (41) (52) Monitoring
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Persuasion and Networking
(9) (20) (31) (42) (53)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Self-Confidence
(10) (21) (32) (43) (54)
Total PEC Score = ___________
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Correction Factor
(11 (22) (33) (44) (55)
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DAO-ANES, MARCING G. APRIL 2010. Entrepreneurial Competencies of the
Members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative. Benguet State University, La
Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Andrew K. Del-ong, BSc.
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to identify the personal entrepreneurial competencies
possessed by the members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative who availed of the
cooperative’s livelihood assistance, to identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are
strong and weak in them and to identify whether these member-borrowers became
successful in their livelihood projects.
This was conducted at Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative, D&L Building,
Km. 5, Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet from December to January 2010.
The result of the study shows that majority of the member-borrowers are found to
be relatively strong on the ten areas of entrepreneurial competencies. Furthermore,
majority of the member-borrowers became successful in their livelihood projects. These
indicate that the member-borrowers have the acumen in operating businesses whether
agricultural or commercial.
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Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION
Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Objectives of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Importance of the Study . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Scope and Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
METHODOLOGY
Locale of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Respondents of the Study . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Research Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Socio-demographic Profile
of the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Entrepreneurial Profile
of the Respondents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Business where Loans
were Utilized. . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Result of business operations
from the availed livelihood assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LITERATURE CITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX
A. Communication Letter
to the Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B. Letter to Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C. Questionnaire for the Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D. Questionnaire for the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E. Personal Entrepreneurial
Self-Rating Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION
Rationale
Going into business can be an exciting but, at times, a depressing experience.
Opportunities and challenges associated with business make it exciting, but the risk of
loss and fear of the unknown will be troublesome. Because this such an important step,
the decision to start a business should be made in a deliberate and objective manner. The
emotional aspects of fulfilling a life-long dream of ownership should not supersede a
realistic assessment of one’s business skills and what is needed to be successful.
Many people dreamed of being engage into business and suddenly going from
rags to riches. The achievements of people like Steven Jobs of the Apple Computer,
Lucio Tan who brought to the Philippines an advanced hog-raising facility from Taiwan
and set up Foremost Farms in Tanay, Rizal way back 1970 and now owned multi-
national companies like the Asia Brewery (the second brewer in the Philippines),
Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco etc.; Tony Tan Caktiong who started his business
with a lowly burger and siopao stand in 1975 and now the founder and current chairman
of the Philippine’s largest fast food chain Jollibee; and Jack Dulnuan from the
municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet who started a small piggery , bakery and eatery but
now owned several branches of restaurants in the locality, an auto repair shop and a bus
transportation company.
Before making a decision to start a small business, the prospective owner needs to
have clear objectives of what is to be gained by being an owner and examine the possible
drawbacks to ownership and of course have the personal characteristics in managing a
business to be successful.
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However, competencies in business are just normal since business is a dynamic as
well as a living force, which affects particularly every aspect of social life. In fact, so
wide is the scope of business activities that it is rarely necessary to point out the
observation that no individual has been able to escape from the impact of such activities.
Competence is a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a
specific job. It encompasses a combination of knowledge, skills and behavior utilized to
improve performance. Moreover, competence is the state of quality of being adequately
or well qualified, having the ability to perform a specific role.
The success or failure of an entrepreneurial undertaking is to a great degree
dependent on the personal entrepreneurial competencies of the entrepreneur. Thus, the
study sought to determine the entrepreneurial competencies of the members of the
Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) who availed of the livelihood assistance
from the cooperative.
Statement of the Problem
1. What are the personal entrepreneurial competencies possessed by the members
of the UMPC who availed of the cooperative’s livelihood assistance?
2. What entrepreneurial characteristics are strong and weak in them?
3. Were these member-borrowers became successful in their respective livelihood
projects?
Objectives of the Study
This study aimed to determine the entrepreneurial competencies of the
members- borrowers for livelihood assistance. Specifically, it aims to:
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1. Identify the personal entrepreneurial competencies possessed by the members
of UMPC who availed of the cooperative’s livelihood assistance.
2. Identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are strong and weak in them.
3. Identify whether these member-borrowers became successful in their
respective livelihood projects?
Importance of the Study
The study would like to assess the entrepreneurial competencies of the
member-borrowers in the relation to the livelihood assistance projects they availed from
the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC).
Results of this study may help the cooperative in assessing prospective borrowers
in the future.
Scope and Limitation of the Study
The study focused on the entrepreneurial competencies of the
member-borrowers of the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) who availed of
the livelihood assistance program of the cooperative for the current year (January-
November 2009)
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or
revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new business generally in response to
identified opportunities. It is often a difficult undertaking, as majority of new businesses
fail. Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending on the type of
organization that is being started. Entrepreneurship range in the scale from solo projects
(even involving the entrepreneur only part-time) to major undertakings creating many job
opportunities (Onuoha, 2007)
Entrepreneurial capabilities are very important in building a business.
Entrepreneurs suffer a number of failures because most of them are hard up in operating
their business and some do not have enough funds to support their business while others
just managed their business through institutions or practical business technique as cited
by Inlubang and Veloria (2000).
The rule of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in economic and social
development has often been under estimated over the years. However, it has increasingly
become apparent that entrepreneurship does indeed contribute to economic development.
history shows that economic progress has been significantly advanced by pragmatic
people who are entrepreneurial and innovative, able to exploit opportunities that other
may fail to recognize or may even view as problems or threats. Entrepreneurship is
closely associated with change, creativity, knowledge, innovation and flexibility factors
that area increasingly important source of competitiveness in an increasingly globalize
world economy (Smith, 2006).
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Entrepreneurship, in simplest sense, refers to the ability of an individual to
determine and come up with the proper combination of the resources available in his
environment and transform this into an output of either goods or services, and obtain a
fair profit at the price the entrepreneur sets. It entails the activities of spotting
opportunities, conceptualizing these ideas into business opportunities, identifying and
using resources to produce products and make profits out of them. It also includes a set of
behaviors, skills and attributes conducive to the development of innovation and creativity
(Azarcon, et al., 2005).
Government and private agencies give strong emphasis on entrepreneurship
development. Prospective and small entrepreneurs are hard up in starting and operating
their business mainly because some of them do not know the basic elementary rules in
managing a business. Most of them do not have enough capital to finance their enterprise.
They have difficulty in acquiring loans from lending institutions and others cannot cope
with the high degree of competition posed by other firms in the industry (Lugtu and
Nadiahan, 1999).
Faltin in 2007, stated that important for entrepreneurship is the creative mindset
that helps entrepreneurs to create new ideas and bring these to the market in a way
appropriate to create value for an external audience.
The characteristics which appears to typify the ultimately very successful
entrepreneurs is not their borne opportunities but his ability to acquire the general sets of
managerial skills exhibited by the chief executive of small organizations. Awareness of
markt requirements, understanding of finance, ability to train and delegate to a team of
subordinates are also common traits (Oblay, 2005).
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There is also this Chinese proverb, “Without careful management of resources, a
surplus will be exhausted. With careful management, even modest resources will yield a
surplus” (Tsao, 1995).
Pladio (2008), entrepreneurs are those who are creative and are able to perceive
and take advantage of economic opportunities, who innovate and develop new products
and services regardless of the resources they handle. But to conceive, launch and produce
new products and offer better services.
Keeping a business running is the primary goal of entrepreneurship management.
This means anyone on the entrepreneurship management team needs to have fresh ideas
for keeping the company not only in the black but also very far into the black just barely
making enough money to cover expenses doesn’t exactly make a business successful,
after all. Entrepreneurship management, therefore, must find ways of cutting expenses,
increasing profits, and generally keeping the business alive. One of the most innovative
thing entrepreneurship management can do is to create a new source of income. As a
small business or even a home based business, it’s possible to find new ways of income
without overloading yourself with work. For being a prefect entrepreneur, every
aspirant of entrepreneurship has to have adequate knowledge and management skills.
This is because management is required in almost every area of entrepreneurship.
Whether it is directing and controlling the work of the employees, taking care of the
production process, organizing the manpower, selecting some good candidate for suitable
management skills plays an important role in performing the activity efficiently and
effectively (Anonymous, 2008).
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However, competitiveness usually occurs in entrepreneurship as well as in a
cooperative. Competitiveness (Nelson, 1992) is an attractive concept across different
levels of studies. A recent review by Waheeduzzaman and Ryabs (1996) pointed out that
the competitiveness concept involves different disciplines like comparative advantage
and/or price competitiveness perspective. Moreover, competitiveness can be treated as a
dependent, independent, or an intermediary variable, depending on the perspectives from
which we approach the issue.
Country competitiveness is usually viewed from an industry perspective with
industrial structure, deregulation and anti-trust measures as the dominant themes.
Creating export winners involves a shared mission among government, management, and
labor to compete and win in the coming decade (Khullar, 1995).
Entrepreneurial competency (Kiggundy, 2002) refers to the sum total of the
entrepreneurs’ requisite attributes for successful and sustainable entrepreneurship.
Competence (Collin, 1989) is shown in action in a situation in a context
that might be different the next time you have to act. In emergency context, competent
people will react to the situation in the context and to have a repertoire of possible actions
to take and have trained in the possible actions in the repertoire, if this is relevant.
Regardless of training, competence grows experience and the extent of an individual to
learn and adapt. However, there has been much discussion among academics about the
issue of definitions. The concept of competence has different meanings, and continues to
remain one of the most diffuse terms in the management development sector,
and the organizational and occupational literature.
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The eight main competencies that prospective entrepreneurs must adopt to help
tem build and maintain their entrepreneurial spirits according to Jade Net Organization
(2005) are: ability to believe in oneself, ability to recognize responsibilities, ability to
seize opportunities, ability to engage in change, ability to deliver quality results, ability to
care about the environment, sense of responsibility, and ability to develop creativity.
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
(Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices,
A Modular Approach)
1. Opportunity Seeking – refers to an entrepreneur’s basic skill of being able to
quickly spot and identify possible profitable business endeavors. Entrepreneurs seek
opportunity to respond to the needs of customers or clients. The successful entrepreneur
keep on looking for ways of satisfying consumers or clientele, such as improving product
for sale and relating with the factor and services. a businessman must be capable of
assessing a market situation, seeing discrepancies between current production processes,
market demands, gaps between sellers and buyers, and knowing how can turn the market
situation into a profitable business venture.
2. Commitment to the Work Contract – refers to an entrepreneur keeping his
word or promise. The entrepreneurs keep his promise of charging affordable price and
selling quality goods and make this available when needed. Walang et.al (1998), in order
for the officers and managers show the commitment to the cooperative, they are expected
to set high but realistic standard of excellence among themselves.
3. Persistence – pertains to how persevering one can be despite many obstacles
and failed attempts to be successful. The entrepreneur keeps on trying to improve to his
good services and relationship with clientele.
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4. Demand for efficiency and quality - the entrepreneur always seeks better way
of doing thing and makes sure that his products and services are of the best quality. He is
known to produce consistent results as required by his clients, achieving customer
satisfaction without unnecessary wastage.
5. Goal-Setting – refers to an entrepreneur’s ability to set realistic and attainable
objectives. Without set goals, one tends to give up easily when falling getting what is
desired. Business starts with specific short term objective teaching to long term goals. For
majority of the entrepreneurs, setting specific plans and targets about the future is not an
obvious task that is performed (Lugtu and Nadiahan, 1999).
6. Information seeking /feedback seeking - an entrepreneur who seeks on ways
and means of pleasing his clients and keeping in with his competence. It is also the
awareness of the past, current and future issues affecting the business.
7. Systematic Planning and Monitoring of Plans - planning means thinking ahead
by breaking down tasks to logical step by step activities until the goal is reached.
Monitoring means seeking up from time to time how far or how much of the targeted
activities have been achieved as planned.
8. Persuasion and Networking - persuade people to join him/her in the business
and so with the other individual agencies and other groups to maintain higher level
business contracts.
9. Self-Confidence - strongly believes in himself, shows confidence in his over
ability to undertake difficult tasks or respond to challenge. He is sure of himself and his
abilities, skills and talents and uses them when called for without hesitation.
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10. Risk taking – risk are always present in the decisions you make, especially as
entrepreneurs. Before making major decisions, it would be wise for you to assess the
risks involved. Whenever possible, quantify your decisions. Numbers help a lot in
decision making, especially in business.
The Impact of Competition (Successful
Business Planning for Entrepreneurs,
Moorman and Halloran, 2006)
Competition, when used in a business sense, means a rivalry between companies
that sell similar products or services. If you are to survive in the business world, you will
have to get to know your competition. You must have competitive impact, which means
the ability to effectively compete with other businesses.
Competition grows out the fact that, in a country such as ours, consumers have
freedom of choice. They can spend their money anywhere they please. They make
decision to spend their money in our store or down the street at another store that is in
competition with yours.
Because there is freedom of choice in spending, you as a business person must be
as competitive as possible. Your store must be of the highest quality and your
merchandise of the type consumers’ demand. These positive attributes must then be
combined with prices that are lower than or at least equal to those of your competitor.
Everyday that the doors of your business are open to the public, you must strive to
develop better products and better ways to serve your costumers. If you do not, your
competitor will. At the same time, you have to keep an eye on your competitors and what
they are doing. You cannot allow them to get a competitive edge on you. Once they do,
your customers will become their customers.
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Competitive Intelligence (Successful
Business for Planning Entrepreneurs)
Competitive analysis has achieved such a prominent place in business success that
it has spawned a whole new industry. Today entrepreneurial ventures all over the world
sell the service of gathering competitive intelligence. The industry is large enough to
have its own professional association. SCIP, the Society of Competitive Intelligence
Professionals, describes itself as an organization that is serving professionals who are
leveraging knowledge for competitive advantage.
Many entrepreneurs do not understand the concept of competitive intelligence and
its importance to modern businesses. Competitive Intelligence (CI) is a systematic and
ethical program for gathering, analyzing and managing external information that can
affect a company’s plans, decisions and operations.
Regardless or whether you are selling competitive intelligence as a service or
conducting it for your own entrepreneurial use, CI is important. Consider the pace of
business change. What was true yesterday may not be true tomorrow. Managing “by seat
of your parts” is no longer a viable option.
Instinct and intuition are still important assets, but they must be applied to data
gathered through intense competitive intelligence activities.
Socio-Demographic Profile (Entrepreneurship
Principles and Practices, A Modular Approach)
The inclination of the individual to be entrepreneurial commonly manifests during
the individuals’ teenage years. The important characteristics of an entrepreneur, such as
creativity, independence, and the ability to handle uncertainty, apparently emerge during
the individuals’ teenage years. The outstanding values and traits of the individual are
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most obvious during these years. However, the first important business venture of an
entrepreneur occurs during the individuals’ thirties. Many entrepreneurs start their
significant business ventures in their thirties-early thirties for men, and late thirties for
women. As cited by Walang et.al (1998), the older respondents were more interested to
engage in business than the younger ones.
The civil status of an entrepreneur is usually married. Most entrepreneurs tend to
be married individuals. The support of the spouse plays a significant role in
entrepreneurial success.
Entrepreneurs are most often men. Although emerging trends dictate that more
and more women are venturing into business, men still generally outnumber in this field.
Most studies of Small and Medium enterprises as cited by Lugtu and Nadiahan (1999),
found that majority of the entrepreneurs are indeed males. Meanwhile, Walang et.al
(1998) has opposite finding that females are more active in entrepreneurial activities than
male.
The educational attainment of an entrepreneur during his/her first important
business venture will be a college graduate. The average educational attainment of
entrepreneurs is a bachelor’s degree or a college degree. In many countries, the
educational attainment of an entrepreneur is at par with that of the local population.
Entrepreneurs need to have formal education for them to understand the business
transactions (Walang, et al, 1998). As stated also in the Cooperative Code of the
Philippine 2008 (Republic Act. 9520), cooperative shall provide education and training
for their member, elected and appointed representatives, managers, and employees, so
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that they can contribute effectively and efficiently to the development of their
cooperatives.
Definition of Terms
Entrepreneurship – using resources effectively and efficiently as well as training
them into profitable venture.
Entrepreneur – person or individuals in entrepreneurship
Competence – ability to do or perform a specific task, action or function
successfully.
Business – legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and
services to consumers
Management – organization and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in
accordance with certain policies and in achievement of clearly defined objectives
Livelihood – something that provides income to live on
Personal entrepreneurial competencies – formulated by the Management Systems
International that is used to determine entrepreneurial competencies
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METHODOLOGY
Locale and Time of the Study
The study was conducted at La Trinidad, Benguet where most of the members
of the Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC) are residing. This was conducted
from December 2009 to February 2010.
Respondents of the Study
The respondents of this study were the members of the UMPC who availed of the
livelihood assistance program of the cooperative from January to November 2009.
They are composed of 40 individuals of whom 20 came from those who availed
agricultural loan and another 20 from those who availed of commercial loan.
Research Method
The researcher made used of secondary data from the cooperative. Primary data
were collected from the member-respondents. The PEC’s self-rating questionnaires
were used in identifying the entrepreneurial competencies of the respondents.
Data Analysis
Data gathered were analyzed and summarized based on the objectives of the
study. Descriptive statistics like frequencies, percentages and means were used in the
analysis .
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Socio-Demographic Profile
of the Respondents
Table 1 presents the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil
status, and highest educational attainment.
Age. The respondents are relatively young considering their mean age of 34.43
years old. The majority (55%) belongs to the 31-40 years old bracket. As cited by
Walang et.al (1998), the older respondents were more interested to engage in business
than the younger ones. This also reveals that most newly graduate student prefer to seek
for a job than to create a job.
Civil status. Most (80%) are married. According to Azarcon, et al (2005), the civil
status of an entrepreneur is usually married. Most entrepreneurs tend to be married
individuals. The support of the spouse plays a significant role in entrepreneurial success.
Sex. Females (57.5%) slightly dominate the population. According to many of the
respondents, female are greater are greater in number than the males in cooperative
activities. The males on the other hand, specialized on field works especially for open
farming. Most studies of Small and Medium enterprises as cited by Lugtu and Nadiahan
(1999), found that majority of the entrepreneurs are indeed males. Meanwhile, Walang
et.al (1998) has opposite finding that females are more active in entrepreneurial activities
than male.
Highest educational attainment. All of the respondents had formal education, with
the majority (75%) even finishing college. Entrepreneurs need to have formal education
for them to understand the business transactions (Walang, et al, 1998). As studies also
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emphasized the importance of education, where educated individuals generally more
receptive to changes/innovations. Thus, its importance, especially to an association like a
cooperative is paramount.
Table 1. Socio-demographic profile of the respondents
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Age
20-30
11
27.5
31-40
22
55
41-50
7
17.5
TOTAL
40
100
Civil Status
Single
`
8
20
Married
32
80
TOTAL
40
100
Sex
Male
17
42.5
Female
23
57.5
TOTAL
40
100
Highest Educational Attainment
College
30
75
High school
10
25
TOTAL 40 100
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Entrepreneurial Profile of the Respondents
Number of years in the current business. The respondents were relatively new in
their businesses, with almost all (95%) were into their businesses for less than five years.
A significant (37.5%) were actually only around one-two years in their business.
Number of borrowings for 2009. Borrowings for year 2009 were the ones
accounted in this study. Results show that majority (62.5%) borrowed twice while a
significant (17.5%) borrowed thrice. The rest (20%) only borrowed once.
Table 2. Entrepreneurial Profile of the Respondents
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Number of years in the current business
1-2
15
37.5
3-4
23
57.5
5-above
2
5
TOTAL
40
100
Number of borrowings for 2009
1 8 20
2 25 62.5
3 7
17.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Business where Loans were Utilized
Table 3 shows the business where loans were utilized. For the agricultural loan,
(50%) half of the respondents utilized it for vegetable production, (40%) a significant for
flower production, and the rest for livestock. For commercial loan, (40%) more used it
for vegetable trading, 15% for computer shop, 10% for sari-sari store, rummage and
eatery and 5% loaned for construction, bookstore and office equipment.
This implies that the amounts borrowed were mostly utilized for farm and off-
farm businesses (vegetable trading).
Table 3. Business where loans were utilized
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
AGRICULTURAL
Vegetable production
10
50
Cut flower production
8
40
Livestock
2
10
OFF-FARM AND NON-AGRICULTURAL
Sari-sari store
2
10
Computer shop
3
15
Vegetable trading
8
40
Construction, Bookstore
and Office equipment
1
5
Rummage, sari-sari store
and eatery
2
10
TOTAL 40 100
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Result of business operations from the availed livelihood assistance
Results of the study show that the member-borrowers generated sufficient profits from
their operations. However, a few (12%) were not able tom pay their loans on time
because of the practice of not using the loan for the intended purpose; others were due to
low prices of vegetables.
Table 4. Distribution of respondents according to whether they were able to pay their
loans on time from the cooperative
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Loans were paid on time
35
87.5
Loans not paid on time 5 12.5
TOTAL 40 100
Table 5. Distribution of respondents according to reasons for failure to pay loans on time
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Reasons for failure to pay loans on time
Loan was used for other purpose
3 60
Low price of vegetables 2 40
TOTAL 5 100
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Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
Opportunity Seeking
Table 6 presents the opportunity seeking of the member-borrowers. The result of
analysis shows that majority (77.5%) were found to be relatively strong in opportunity
seeking although a significant were weak.
This implies that the respondents were relatively opportunity seekers. They
usually try things that are new to them. Azarcon, et al (2005), a businessman must be
capable of assessing a market situation, seeing discrepancies between current production
processes, market demands, gaps between sellers and buyers, and knowing how can turn
the market situation into a profitable business venture.
Persistence
Result shows (Table 7) that most (82.5 %) were found to be relatively strong in
persistence. Finding implies that the respondents possessed a positive point of view on
the problems that occur in their business. They try to do something even if other people
say that you are likely to fail.
Commitment to Work Contract
It is presented in Table 8 that most (80%) were found to be relatively strong in
terms of commitment to work contract. This implies that the member-borrowers are
strong enough to accept full responsibility for problems they encountered in managing
their business. Walang et.al (1998), in order for the officers and managers show the
commitment to the cooperative, they are expected to set high but realistic standard of
excellence among themselves.
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Table 6. Distribution of the respondents according to their opportunity seeking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
1
2.5
Relatively Strong
31
77.5
Weak
8
20
TOTAL
40 100
Table 7. Distribution of the respondents according to their persistence
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
2
5
Relatively Strong
33
82.5
Weak 5
12.5
TOTAL
40 100
Table 8. Distribution of the respondents according to their commitment to work contract
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong 5 12.5
Relatively Strong
32
80
Weak
3
7.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Demand for Quality and Efficiency
As shown in Table 9, most (92.5%) from the member-borrowers were found to
be relatively strong in demand for quality and efficiency. It implies that the respondents
are strong enough to do things and make sure that his/her services are of the best quality.
As stated by Azarcon et.al (2005), he is known to produce consistent results as required
by his clients, achieving customer satisfaction without unnecessary wastage.
Risk-taking
Risks are always present in the decisions you make, especially as entrepreneurs.
Before making major decisions, it would be always be wise to assess the risks involved.
Result shows (Table 10) that most (85%) are found to be weak in risk taking. This
finding implies that the member-borrowers are afraid of risk-taking. They are also weak
in decision-making.
Goal Setting
Table 11 presents that most (90%) of the member-borrowers were found to be
relatively strong in setting goals. It implies that they are realistic. On the other hand, they
are strong enough to set an attainable objective in order to make their business successful.
For majority of the entrepreneurs, setting specific plans and targets about the future is not
an obvious task that is performed (Lugtu and Nadiahan, 1999).
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Table 9. Distribution of the respondents according to their demand and efficiency
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
3
7.5
Relatively Strong
37
92.5
Weak
-
-
TOTAL
40 100
Table 10. Distribution of the respondents according to their risk-taking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
6
15
Weak
34
85
TOTAL
40 100
Table 11. Distribution of the respondents according to goal-setting
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
1
2.5
Relatively Strong
36
90
Weak
3
7.5
TOTAL
40 100
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Information Seeking
The ability to seek information is important because it gives the entrepreneurs an
edge relative to competitors. It is shown in Table 12 that most (90%) of the member-
borrowers are relatively strong information seekers. It implies that they are aware of past,
present and future issues affecting their business. They make sure that they gather all
needed facts before making informed decisions.
Systematic Planning
Systematic planning and monitoring is defined as the development and use of
logical step to reach goals. Table 13 shows that most (80%) of the respondents were
found to be relatively strong in systematic planning and monitoring. It implies that the
member-borrowers are strong enough to undertake a business venture. It also shows that
they are strong to take the necessary time and effort to make sure that when plan is
executed, task and objectives are being achieved.
Persuasion and Networking
It is evident that a good entrepreneur is one who should be very good in
persuading people in establishing linkages for the business. It is shown in Table 14 that
majority (55%) of the member-borrower found weak in persuasion and networking. This
implies that majority of them had weak capability to influence others and were not able to
socialize and develop strong connections with other people.
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Table 12. Distribution of the respondents according to their information seeking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
2
5
Relatively Strong
36
90
Weak
2
5
TOTAL
40 100
Table 13. Distribution of the respondents according to their systematic planning
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
4
10
Relatively Strong
32
80
Weak
4
10
TOTAL 40 100
Table 14. Distribution of the respondents according to their persuasion and networking
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
18
45
Weak
22
55
TOTAL
40 100
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Self-confidence
Table 15 present that majority (52.5%) of the member-borrower had relatively
strong self-confidence. This implies that the member-borrower were secure with
themselves, allowing them to face other people, their customers and situations without
much fear. Azarcon, et.al (2005), he is sure of himself and his abilities, skills and talents
and uses them when called for without hesitation.
Table 15. Distribution of the respondents according to their self-confidence
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Very Strong
-
-
Relatively Strong
21
52.5
Weak
19
47.5
TOTAL
40 100
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
This study was conducted to determine the personal entrepreneurial possessed by
the members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative who availed of the cooperatives’
livelihood assistance as well as to identify the entrepreneurial characteristics that are
strong and weak in them and to find out whether these member-borrowers became
successful in their respective livelihood projects.
A survey questionnaire and Personal Entrepreneurial Competency Self-Rating
(PECS) questionnaire was used to gather the needed information. Twenty (20)
respondents will be from those who avail agricultural loans and so with the commercial
loan with the total of forty (40) respondents.
Majority of the respondents were engaged in vegetable production and in
vegetable trading. Most of the respondents are married and college graduate. Majority
have operating their current business 3-4 years. Member-borrowers loaned mostly for
open farm vegetable trading. This implies that the amount borrowed mostly intended for
field operation especially in producing vegetables (for agricultural loan) and vegetable
trading (for commercial loan). However, according to the respondents in vegetable
production, they also go into vegetable trading.
The finding shows that most (98%) of the member-borrowers found to be strong
on the ten areas of entrepreneurial competencies. This implies that the member-borrowers
had the achievement cluster as well as the planning cluster and the power cluster in
operating their own businesses whether a commercial or agricultural business. However,
some member-borrowers’ weakness is risk-taking under the achievement cluster and
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persuasion and net working. Finding also shows that majority of the member-borrowers
are successful in their respective livelihood projects. Although some were not able to pay
loans on time because they did not utilize the loan for the intended purpose; others were
due to low price of their commodities.
Conclusions
Based from the findings of the study, the following conclusions were made:
1. Majority of the member-borrowers who availed of the livelihood assistance of
the cooperative are in their 30’s.
2. They are relatively string in most of the personal entrepreneurial competencies
except for risk-taking where they are found to be weak.
3. They generated sufficient profits from their operations however, some were not
able to pay their loans on time due to the wrong practice of not using the loan for the
intended purpose and low prices of their commodities.
Recommendations
1. Since the study shows that most of the member-borrowers from the Universal
Multi-purpose Cooperative are relatively strong in terms of their personal entrepreneurial
competencies, the cooperative should continue the livelihood assistance program it is
extending to members.
2. Results of the PEC analysis also shows that there a lot of things that are still to
be done to the members. The cooperative should further enhance the entrepreneurial
skills and spirits among the members by providing appropriate trainings and/or further
trainings. They could tap the expertise of concerned agencies for this purpose like the
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Benguet Sate University, Local Government Unit, Department of Science and
Technology, etc.
3. Members should also be reminded on the importance of utilizing loans for the
intended purpose. Stricter monitoring of members’ projects/livelihood assistance should
also be done by the cooperative.
4. Members should also be encouraged to monitor demand and supply situations
for their commodities to program their operations tom prevent low prices for said
commodities.
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APPENDIX A
Communication Letter to the Manager
DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AND ARGIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DAEAM)
Benguet State University
La Trinidad, Benguet
December 2009
IRENE B. COLIGMAN
Manager
Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative
D & L Building, Km 5 La Trinidad, Benguet
Madam:
Warm greetings!
I am Marcing G. Dao-anes, a student of Benguet State University taking up Bachelor of
Science in Agribusiness major in Cooperative Management. I am presently conducting a
research titled “ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES OF THE MEMBERS OF
UNIVERSAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE” as a requirement for the degree.
In connection, may I request permission to conduct my study and float my questionnaires
to your members?
Thank you very much for your favorable action regarding this request. Your action will
be highly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
MARCING G. DAO-ANES
Researcher
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APPENDIX B
Letter to Respondents
Republic of the Philippines
Benguet State University
College of Agriculture
La Trinidad, Benguet
Dear Respondents:
Greetings!
I am Marcing G. Dao-anes, a fourth year student of Benguet State University
taking up Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness majoring in Cooperative Management.
One of the requirements for graduation is to submit a thesis in line with the
students’ specialization/major.
In line with these, I am conducting a study in titled “Entrepreneurial
Competencies of the Members of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative”.
The success of this study relies on your honest answer to questions. Rest assured
that your responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
Thank you very much and God Bless.
Respectfully yours,
MARCING G. DAO-ANES
Researcher
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APPENDIX C
Questionnaire for the Cooperative
PROFILE OF THE COOPERATIVE:
a) Year organized:_____________
b) Date registered to CDA:________
c) Total number of members:_______
d) Total number of members who availed of the livelihood assistance:_______
QUESTIONS: Please check on the space provided. Thank You.
1) What are the livelihood assistance do UMPC provided to borrowers?
1) Additional working capital for existing business for:
a) Agricultural production:
_____flower production
_____green house
_____open farm
_____others, please specify___________________
b) Commercial business
_____vegetable traders
_____rummage
_____sari-sari stores
`
_____others, please specify___________________
2) What is your basis in providing livelihood assistance?
______ Existing business ______character
______ Collateral ______ Capital
______ Capacity
3) What are your terms in providing:
a) Commercial business
_____payable within 2-5 months
_____others, please specify_____________________
b) Agricultural production
_____payable within 5-6 months
_____others, please specify ____________________
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4) Do you monitor the livelihood assistance you provided?
___Yes ___No
If yes, how?_______________________________________________
If no, why?________________________________________________
5) Is the livelihood assistance you provided is competitive?
___Yes ___No
6) Do you provide livelihood assistance in fair basis?
___ Yes ____No
If yes, how?________________________________________________
If no, why?_________________________________________________
7) Do you think entrepreneurial competencies of borrowers for livelihood assistance
affects the success of the cooperative?
____Yes ____No
If yes, why?_____________________________________________________
If no, why?______________________________________________________
8) Do the member-borrowers follow the policies regarding on loaning for livelihood
assistance?
_____Yes _____No
9) What are the techniques used by the cooperative in monitoring projects?
_________ letters/questionnaires
_________ cellular phones (SMS)
_________ ocular inspection/frequent visits
_________ others, please specify ________________
________________
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APPENDIX D
Questionnaire for the Respondents
Members Profile
Name:______________________ Civil Status:_______
Age:_______ Gender:______
Highest Educational Attainment: _______college
_______high school
_______elementary
_______others, please specify
Number of years in the current business:_____________
Number of borrowings for 2009: ______________
Total amount borrowed for 2009: _____________
Please check on the space provided. Thank you.
1) What is your purpose in loaning?
A) For agricultural production
_____flower production
_____greenhouse
_____open farm
_____others, please specify__________________________
B) For commercial business
_____computer shop
_____vegetable traders
_____rummage
_____others, please specify__________________________
2) Does the livelihood assistance provide by UMPC help you (your family)?
_____Yes _____No
If yes, how? ____increase income
____others, please specify___________________________
If no, why? ____bankruptcy
____others, please specify___________________________
3) Were you able to pay your loans on time?
____Yes _____No
If yes, how? ___daily depositing
___ money loaned was not used in the intended purpose
___ business was successful ( high income)
___ to avoid high interest
___ others, please specify
If no, why? ___ the money borrowed was not used for the intended purpose
___ it is used for the intended purpose but the business has low
income
___ it is used for the intended purpose but the business bankrupt due
to mismanagement
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4) Were you able to generate sufficient profits from your operations?
________Yes ______No
PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCY SELF-RATING
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS
This questionnaire consists of 55 brief statements. Read each statement very carefully
and decide how much each statement describes you by using the rating given below. This
exercise is designed to help you identify the areas where you can develop. Please answer
them honestly, thank you. Write the number on the space provided.
Legend: 5 – always
4 – usually
3 – sometimes
2 – rarely
1 - never
Statements
____ 1. I look for things that need to be done.
____ 2. When faced with a difficult problem, I spend a lot of time trying to find a
solution.
____ 3. I complete my work on time.
____ 4. It bothers me when things are not done very well.
____ 5. I prefer situation in which I can control the outcomes as much as possible.
____ 6. I like to think about the future.
____ 7. When starting a new task or project, I gather a great deal of information before
going ahead.
____ 8. I plan a large project by breaking it down into smaller tasks.
____ 9. I get others to support my recommendation.
____ 10. I feel confident that I will succeed in whatever I try to do.
____ 11. No matter who I’m talking to, I’m good listener.
____ 12. I do things that need to be done before being asked to do so by others.
____ 13. I try several times to get people to do what I would like them to do.
____ 14. I keep the promises I make.
____ 15. My own work is better than that of other people I work with.
____ 16. I don’t try something new without making sure I will succeed.
____ 17. It is a waste of time worrying about what to do with life.
____ 18. I seek the advice of people who knows a lot about the tasks I’m working on.
_____19. I think about the advantages and disadvantages or different ways of
accomplishing things.
_____20. I do not spend much time thinking about how to influence others.
_____21. I change my mind if others disagree strongly with me.
_____22. I feel resentful when I don’t get my way.
_____23. I like challenges and new opportunities.
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_____24. When something gets in my way of what I’m trying to do, I keep on trying to
accomplish what I want.
_____25. I am happy to do someone else’s work, if necessary, to get the job done on
time.
_____26. It bothers me when time is wasted.
_____27. I weigh my chances of succeeding or failing before I do something.
____ 28. The more specific I can be about what I want out of life, the more chances I
have to succeed.
____ 29. I take action without wasting time gathering information.
____ 30. I try to think of all the problems I may encounter and plan what to do if each
problem occurs.
____ 31. I get important people to help me accomplish my goals.
____ 32. When trying something difficult or challenging, I feel confident that I will
succeed.
____ 33. In the past, I have had failures.
____ 34. I prefer activities that I know well and with which I am comfortable.
____ 35. When faced with major difficulties, I quickly go on to other things.
____ 36. When I’m doing a job for someone, I make a special effort to make sure that the
person is happy with my work.
____ 37. I’m never entirely happy with the way in which things are done; I always think
there must be a better way.
____ 38. I do things that are risky.
____ 39. I have a very clear plan for my life.
____ 40. When working on a project for someone, I ask many questions to be sure I
understand what the person wants.
____ 41. I deal with the problems as they arise rather than spend time anticipating them.
____ 42. In order to reach my goals, I think of solutions that benefit everyone involved in
the problem.
____ 43. I do very good work.
____ 44. There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.
____ 45. I try things that are very new and different from what I have done before.
____ 46. I try several ways to overcome things that get in the way to my goals.
____ 47. My family and personal life are more important to me than work deadlines I set
for myself.
____ 48. I do not find ways to complete tasks faster at work and at home.
____ 49. I do things that others consider risky.
____ 50. I am so concerned about meeting my weekly goals as I am for my yearly goals.
____ 51. I go to several different sources for information to help with tasks or projects.
____ 52. If one approach to a problem does not work, I think of another approach.
____ 53. I am able to get people who have strong opinions or ideas to change their minds.
____ 54. I stick with my decisions even if others disagree strongly with me.
____ 55. When I don’t know something, I don’t mind admitting it.
Note: Statements derived from Entrepreneurship Principle and Practices (A Modular
Approach,2005
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Personal Entrepreneurial Competency Self-Rating Questionnaire Corrected score Sheet
PEC Original Correction Corrected
Score value
total
Opportunity
Seeking _________ - _________ = __________
Persistence _________ - _________ = __________
Commitment to
Work Contract _________ - _________ = __________
Demand for Quality
And Efficiency _________ - _________ = __________
Risk Taking _________ - _________ = __________
Goal Setting _________ - _________ = __________
Information
Seeking _________ - _________ = __________
Systemic Planning
And Monitoring _________ - _________ = __________
Persuasion and
Networking _________ - _________ = __________
Self-Confidence _________ - _________ = __________
CORRECTED TOTAL SCORE = __________
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SCORING SHEET
Rating of Statements Score PEC
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Opportunity
(1) (12) (23) (34) (45) Seeking
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Persistence
(2) (13) (24) (35) (46)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Commitment to Work
(3) (14) (25) (36) (47) contract
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Demand for Quality &
(4) (15) (26) (37) (48) efficiency
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Risk Taking
(5) (16) (27) (38) (49)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Goal Setting
(6) (17) (28) (39) (50)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Information Seeking
(7) (18) (29) (40) (51)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Systematic Planning &
(8) (19) (30) (41) (52) Monitoring
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Persuasion and Networking
(9) (20) (31) (42) (53)
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Self-Confidence
(10) (21) (32) (43) (54)
Total PEC Score = ___________
____+____+____-____+____+ 6 = _____ Correction Factor
(11 (22) (33) (44) (55)
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Document Outline
- Entrepreneurial Competencies of theMembers of Universal Multi-purpose Cooperative
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ABSTRACT
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Rationale
- Statement of the Problem
- Objectives of the Study
- Importance of the Study
- Scope and Limitation of the Study
- REVIEW OF LITERATURE
- METHODOLOGY
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- Socio-Demographic Profileof the Respondents
- Entrepreneurial Profile of the Respondents
- Business where Loans were Utilized
- Result of business operations from the availed livelihood assistance
- Personal Entrepreneurial CompetenciesOpportunity Seeking
- Persistence
- Commitment to Work Contract
- Demand for Quality and Efficiency
- Risk-taking
- Goal Setting
- Information Seeking
- Systematic Planning
- Persuasion and Networking
- Self-confidence
- SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- LITERATURE CITED
- APPENDIX