EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
A Thesis Presented to
The Faculty of the College of Commerce
University of San Jose – Recoletos
Cebu City, Philippines
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT |
By:
ERIKA MAE A. DIAZ THEA LORRAINE A. CABANERO JUNE DERECK DUCAO TWEETY N. CABRERA MARIA MAE T. MATA RICHELLE A. BELIA MICHELLE D. ZABATE RAQUEL S. VALLE March 2013
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
Rationale of the Study Every year, thousands of Business Administration graduates prepare resumé and other requirements for employment negating the essence of their chosen degree. This bring about questions as to whether or not our educational system or curriculum is designed in such a way that it could motivate graduates to engage into businesses after graduation. According to Robert Kiyosaki, "Our current educational system focuses on preparing today's youth to get good jobs by developing scholastic skills rather than influencing them to become entrepreneurs and thus generate more jobs. Businesses offer a lot of opportunities aside from the fact that people can make a fortune out of it. It gives people the chance to create jobs and thus help in the problem on unemployment. It allows anyone to set goals and achieve them in his own pace. These are perks that are very enticing and enough motivation for someone to go into the world of business. But the current trend is that most, if not all, Business Administration graduates enter into employment with the mindset of earning salary right away. This is not wrong, provided that graduates make this a stepping stone for them to come up with a capital for your future business. As explained In Robert Kiyosaki’sCashflow Quadrant, one way to escape the rat race is to become a big