• 수완나부미
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.111-130
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• 2020

This paper introduces the different Southeast Asian Studies academic programs of three universities in northeast Asia namely: Peking University (China); Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Japan); and Busan University of Foreign Studies (Korea). This study mainly focuses on the Philippines as part of Southeast Asian studies program in the said universities. The researcher utilized archival work related to the Southeast Asian studies programs of each university. The study also examined the curriculum of the program, background of faculty, and motivations of students in studying Southeast Asian studies by conducting interviews and surveys. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) Analysis was employed by the researcher in analyzing the data from the different universities. Finally, in mapping out the teaching of Filipino language and Philippine-related subjects, this paper argued that Northeast Asian universities established a Southeast Asian Studies focused on Philippines because of various socio-economic-political factors, and not only because of the Filipino diaspora in the region.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.662-685
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• 2015

The use of global mobile technology has increased exponentially. In particular, a survey of consumers in the Philippines showed that 83% "could not live" without their mobile phones. We investigated factors, such as ease of use and personal innovativeness, to elucidate the consumer adoption of mobile technologies in the Philippines, to integrate existing adoption theories for academics and provide recommendations to practitioners based on our findings. Our research questions are as follows: (1) What key factors drive adoption of mobile technologies by Filipino consumers?; (2) Are Filipino consumers innovative in their use of mobile technologies?; And (3) How can telecom companies retain their customers? A structural equation model, which was built from a survey of 528 mobile Filipino consumers, showed support for repurchase intention to use mobile technologies. The hypotheses were generally supported by variables related to mobile phone usage with the Philippine consumer sample. Results support all of the hypothesized relationships for consumers using mobile technologies. Personal innovativeness did load on both attitude and repurchase intention for mobile applications as originally hypothesized but was strongly loaded for attitude toward using. This research is a first step in understanding the adoption of mobile applications by Filipino consumers. We initially hypothesized that consumer behavior toward mobile applications would involve constructs of innovativeness, ease of use, and satisfaction; however, we found that ease of use was less significant in understanding repurchase intention to use mobile technologies. Personal innovativeness was more important in explaining satisfaction with mobile application attitudes and repurchase intention. The Filipino context of this study also provides other interesting implications. As the Philippines transitions into a more international market, western products start to guide market behavior, particularly consumer adoption.

• 수완나부미
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.41-70
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• 2019

As a response to Peter Jackson's call for a Southeast Asian Area Studies beyond Anglo-America, this paper argues that the achievement of this salient objective hinges on an understanding of the idea of positionality and what it entails. Drawing from reflections from Filipino scholars, positionality can be understood not merely as one's determination through geographic location or self-knowledge of one's condition within the politics of knowledge production; rather, it is the power and opportunity to claim a place from which one understands reality in one's own terms, and the capacity to effect influence within her intellectual domain. In redefining positionality as such, one realizes that crucial to establishing Southeast Asian Area studies beyond Anglo-America is acknowledging the importance of the vernacular in the production and circulation of knowledge, as well as the constant danger of English as the global lingua franca, established in the guise of an advocacy that resolves unevenness by providing equal opportunity for all intellectuals to gain "global prominence." This paper argues that, instead of trying to eradicate unevenness, one can acknowledge it as the condition of being located in a place and as a privileged position to think and create beyond the shadow of Anglo-American theory.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.27-46
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is two-fold: first, to discuss the concept of health diplomacy and the Korean government's response to contain the COVID-19 pandemic; second, to assess and compare assumptions of variances about foreigners' perceptions of how Korea is leveraging digital technology in battling the coronavirus spread, and its vaccine campaign; through the lenses of Chinese, Filipino, and Pakistani foreign nationals who are currently living in Korea. A total of 219 foreigners responded to the survey. The collected data were analyzed as percentages, mean averages, t-test, and ANOVA for statistical analysis. Results show that Korea is utilizing its digital technology practices and vaccine campaign in battling the pandemic through efforts of health diplomacy. ANOVA indicated significant results and assumptions of variance across three ethnic groups showing the Pakistani population had higher mean scores than the Chinese and Filipino about Korea's health diplomacy during the pandemic. This study contributes to the literature on Korea's digital technology practices and vaccine campaigns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by promoting its image through health diplomacy efforts. It projects the country's soft image on a global scale, to save the lives of locals and foreign nationals, by providing insights into health diplomacy in Korea.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.411-437
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• 2018

This paper articulates the STI strategy development principles and methodologies that have been elaborated through iterative processes of STI strategy development cases for the past ten years. The consultation cases include poverty traps in Nepal and Laos, African health challenges in Nigeria and Tanzania, and ASEAN global challenges in Indonesian Water, Vietnamese Green Energy, and Filipino Food, in partnership with some multilateral agencies.The iterative elaboration process has continued with consultation activities on Thailand and on Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar in planning partnership with Thailand. The principles were originally conceptualized from the benchmarking process of the Korean STI development experience. They were further incorporated as methodologies with which relevant planning bodies are guided to address individual and regional challenges through science, technology and innovation strategies. The methodologies are strong in providing plausible holistic perspective scenarios by which various stakeholders can be engaged in the planning and implementation process. But it is heuristic in nature and can be learned only through on-the-job training process. This is the structural limitation for scaling up.

• 수완나부미
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.149-173
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• 2022

Vaccine nationalism and its implications to vaccine supply were a huge concern globally when COVID-19 vaccines first became available in 2021. At the time, vaccine supply was limited and it was difficult for many countries around the world to get adequate supply of the COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate their people. At its most benign, vaccine nationalism delayed the access of poorer countries to vaccines that are widely considered as the long-term solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. Poorer countries needed to resort to diplomacy to wrangle early access to vaccine supply from vaccine-producing countries like the United States, the United Kingdom and others. In particular, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte leveraged his country's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States and the need for Filipino nurses by countries like the United Kingdom and Germany to secure early access to COVID-19 vaccines. It all seems trivial now (in 2022) because of better global vaccine supply, but in 2021 when countries scrambled for access to scarce COVID-19 vaccines, Rodrigo Duterte leveraged the Philippines' assets to gain early access to vaccine supply.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.288-297
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• 2024

Objectives: This study explored the prevalence and predictors of alcohol and cannabis co-use among 9263 Filipino adolescents, using data from the 2019 Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of the GSHS, targeting adolescents aged 13-17 years and excluding cases with incomplete data on alcohol and cannabis use. Our analysis employed the bivariate chi-square test of independence and multivariable logistic regression using Stata version 18 to identify significant predictors of co-use, with a p-value threshold set at 0.05. Results: The weighted prevalence of co-users was 4.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.4 to 5.3). Significant predictors included male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 4.50; 95% CI, 3.31 to 6.10; p<0.001) and being in a lower academic year, specifically grade 7 (aOR, 4.08; 95% CI, 2.39 to 6.99; p<0.001) and grade 8 (aOR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.30 to 3.72; p=0.003). Poor sleep quality was also a significant predictor (aOR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.29 to 2.44; p<0.001), as was a history of attempted suicide (aOR, 5.31; 95% CI, 4.00 to 7.06; p<0.001). Physical inactivity was associated with lower odds of co-use (aOR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.33 to 0.62; p<0.001). Additionally, non-attendance of physical education classes (aOR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.06 to 2.05; p=0.021), infrequent unapproved parental checks (aOR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.80; p=0.024), and lower parental awareness of free-time activities (aOR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.45 to 0.87; p=0.005) were associated with higher odds of co-use. Factors not significantly linked to co-use included age group, being in grade 9, always feeling lonely, having no close friends, being bullied outside school, and whether a parent or guardian understood the adolescent's worries. Conclusions: The findings highlight the critical need for comprehensive interventions in the Philippines, addressing not only physical inactivity and parental monitoring but also focusing on sex, academic grade, participation in physical education classes, sleep quality, and suicide attempt history, to effectively reduce alcohol and cannabis co-use among adolescents.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.478-492
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• 2020

The COVID-19 global health crisis has affected the mental and psychological health and well-being of the people around the world. However, little is known about the impact of COVID-19 among Filipino teachers. This study was conducted to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life (QoL) of professional teachers in the Philippines. A descriptive cross-sectional study was used involving 139 licensed professional teachers. The COVID-19 Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoL) was the primary measure used in this study. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were the statistical tools employed to analyze the data. Results indicated a moderate COVID-19 impact on the QoL of the teachers. There was a significant difference in the impact of COVID-19 on QoL by degree program. However, the impact of COVID-19 on QoL did not significantly differ by age, sex, marital status, employment status, monthly salary, presence of a COVID-19 case near their residence, personal knowledge of someone who was infected or died of COVID-19, presence of a medical condition, and perceived threat. The psychological well-being and QoL of teachers must be recognized and teachers must be provided with support as they continue to adapt to the impact brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study contributes to the growing literature on the impact of the pandemic.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.81-94
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• 2020

스타트업은 혁신적 기술과 새로운 창업 아이디어를 바탕으로 창업하는 과정에서 조직의 역량 강화 및 성과를 창출해야 하는데, 그 과정에 필수불가결한 기업가정신에 대해 활발한 연구가 수행되어 왔다. 본 연구는 필리핀 스타트업을 대상으로 스타트업의 성과에 영향을 미치는 기업가적 지향성과 기업의 재무적 및 비재무적 성과에 관하여 연구하였다. 뿐만 아니라 사회적 자본을 매개변수로 하여 이것이 기업의 성과에 어떠한 역할을 하는지에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 필리핀 93개의 스타트업을 대상으로 실증연구를 완료하였으며, 필리핀 기업에 대한 탐색적인 목적으로 PLS-SEM 기반의 구조방정식모델로 활용하여 모형의 적합성을 평가하였다. 연구 결과는 첫째, 필리핀 스타트업의 기업가적 지향성은 기업의 재무적 및 비재무적 성과에 모두 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 둘째, 필리핀 스타트업의 기업가적 지향성은 사회적 자본의 구조적, 인지적, 그리고 관계적 차원에서 모두 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 사회적 자본의 관계적 차원이 기업가적 지향성과 기업의 재무적 및 비재무적 성과와의 관계를 모두 매개하는 것으로 확인되었다. 기업가적 지향성은 사회적 자본을 통해 스타트업의 성과에 직간접적으로 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 확인하였다. 연구 결과를 통해 기업가적 지향성이 국내 및 미국과 같은 국가뿐 아니라 개발도상국에서도 여전히 유효한 중요 요인임을 재확인하였다. 본 연구를 토대로 전략적 지향성의 개념과 같이 보다 통합적인 관점에서의 연구 필요성을 규명하였으며, 분석된 연구 결과를 반영하여 실무적인 시사점을 제시하였다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.33-50
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• 2022

전세계적으로 여성기업인이 늘어나면서 여성기업가정신이 지속가능경제발전의 추진 동력의 하나로 점점 인식되고 있으나, 여성기업가정신에 대한 연구는 충분히 이루어지지 않고 있다. 특히 서구권 이외의 지역에서의 연구는 더욱 미진한 상황이다. 본 연구는 아시아의 4개국(인도네시아, 한국, 필리핀, 베트남) 여성대학생의 기업가역량 현황, 국가별 기업가역량 격차, 기업가역량에 영향을 주는 요소를 파악하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 온라인설문을 사용하여 총 516명의 여성 대학생들로부터 자료를 수집해서, 6개 차원의 기업가역량(기업가정신역량, 분별력역량, 기업경영역량, 관계경영역량, 전략경영역량, 다중작업역량) 현황 및 국가 간 차이점을 고찰해 보았다. 또한 본 연구에서는 기업가정신교과목 이수 경험, 교내 기업가정신 활동 경험, 교외 기업가정신 활동 경험, 기업가의향의 4개 변수가 6개의 기업가역량에 미치는 영향을 탐색하였다. 자료분석결과, 아시아 여성대학생들은 전체 집단 차원에서 상당히 높은 기업가역량을 보유한 것으로 파악되는데, 특히 필리핀학생들이 6개 역량에서 가장 높은 기업가역량을 가진 것으로 나타났다. 기업가역량에 미치는 4개 변수가 전체집단의 회귀분석에서 모두 유의미한 결과를 보였다. 교내 기업가정신 활동 경험은 6개 기업가역량 모두에서 유의미하게 긍정적 효과를 시현하였으며, 기업가정신교과목 이수 경험과 기업가의향은 3개 기업가역량에서 긍정적 효과를 나타냈다. 그러나, 교외 기업가정신 활동 경험은 부정적 효과를 나타냈으나, 그 관계는 유의미하지 않았다. 한편 개별국가 집단에서는 각각 다른 요소가 기업가역량의 각기 다른 차원의 영향을 주는 것으로 드러났다. 이와 같은 결과를 토대로, 본 연구에서는 여성기업가정신을 기르기 위한 방안과 향후 연구 방향을 제시한다.