The course presents a broad and interdisciplinary view of the Philippine business environment, including the issues and challenges facing it. The course intriduces the student to basic concepts of management and organization, the external and internal environment of business organizations, changing the business environment, and the competitive environment and analytical tools. Issues and challenges include business ethics, triple bottom line, and special considerations in the Philippine business climate. The course further provides a survey of the factors influencing business decision making in the Philippines and a framework for environmental and industry analysis.

LAS 21.20 presents the fundamental concepts and principles necessary for effective management and the knowledge and skills required of a manager using as the basic framework the nature and role of the management process and the tasks of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling inclusive but not limited to the service industry.

The course introduces and contextualizes management concepts and theories using practical examples drawn from hospitality sectors.

Entrepreneurial Mindset is an elective course for students who are exploring careers as entrepreneurs in the future. Unlike other business courses that concentrate narrowly on a particular function or part of the business enterprise, it is general in nature and is oriented towards the individual as it focuses on identifying basic knowledge, key skills, and the right mental attitude to be a successful enterpreneur.

This course reflects on the concept of hospitality in a variety of cultural contexts and to apply principles of hospitality in various industry scenarios.

This course synthesizes all design and planning aspects of a bespoke dining experience. Based on group work the subject covers menu and recipe design, costing and service, using an applied gastronomic approach.

This course provides the students with the basic yet comprehensive overview of how people are developed in organizations to be efficient and effective resources. It provides concepts, tools, models, and practical insights for the development of an individual, of the team, and of the organization as a whole. It equips students with skills on assessing and identifying development needs, and customizing the intervention to address said needs effectively.

Organization Development (OD) is an area of practice and research in Human Resource Development (HRD). Cummings & Worley define OD as a “process that applies a broad range of behavioral science knowledge and practices to help organizations build their capacity to change and to achieve greater effectiveness.” It involves planned interventions intended to successfully create interpersonal, group, intergroup, or organization-wide change.

This course aims to develop effective communication skills as an independent learner and reflective practitioner.

This course gives the big picture, integrating all other business courses — accounting, finance, marketing, production, operations, human resource, and information systems — as well as other non-business courses, taken in the course of your study program. Strategic management is used to chart the future directions of different types of organizations. The center of attention is the firm — the industry and the competitive environment in which it operates, its long-term direction and strategy, its resources and competitive capabilities, and its prospects for success.

This course is the second part of the integrative courses for graduating seniors in Management Economics. Unlike other business courses that concentrate narrowly on a particular function or a piece of the business — accounting, finance, marketing, production, human resources, or information systems, strategic management is a big picture course. The center of attention is the total enterprise — the industry and competitive environment in which it operates its long-term direction and strategy, its resources and competitive capabilities, and its prospects for success.

This course provides the students with the opportunity to research and evaluate contemporary approaches to strategic management and organizational leadership as it applies to international hospitality businesses, including strategic and operational risk management planning. It equips the students with the overall understanding of what strategic management is, the skills needed to develop, implement, and evaluate strategic plans of organizations in the hospitality industry and the discipline to think strategically for the organization.

This course is the culmination of the 3-part capstone, integrative courses for graduating seniors in management-oriented concentrations. Unlike other business courses that concentrate narrowly on a particular function or a piece of the business — accounting, finance, marketing, production, human resources, or information systems, strategic management is a big picture course. The center of attention is the total enterprise — the industry and competitive environment in which it operates its long–term direction and strategy, its resources and competitive capabilities, and its prospects for success.

This course is a study of the strategic aspects of businesses that operate across national borders, focusing on the international while anchored on the local environment. Topics include realities of global competition, multinational firms in the ASEAN region and in the other developing countries, identification and assessment of the forces that shape the international economic environment, and the impact of information technology, electronic communication, and ecology.

The course is an overview of doing business in ASEAN countries from a Philippine perspective. It features an introduction to ASEAN as an organization and as a community of independent nations with cultural and historical differences but have common economic goals. The course examines the Philippines within this backdrop as well as 5 other key nations and attempts to derive a business development strategy for the Philippines in the ASEAN context.

Small Business Consulting is a course designed to prepare students for professional consulting work. Small Business Consulting or simply “Business Consulting” for small and medium enterprises provides students with the necessary skills in understanding industry structures, the value creation process in enterprises, innovative business modeling and formulating action programs based on internal business processes. These internal business processes are classified under four structures — operations management, customer management, innovation, and regulatory and social involvement. Emphasis is likewise given on the strategy roadmap design and execution plan.

This course exposes the students to the unique challenges of managing a family business. The students also learn leadership and relationships that are inherent in family businesses and how these intertwined in the ownership, governance and management of the family business. Ownership legacy, sibling rivalries, professionalism, succession, and strategic planning are some of the topics that are covered in this course. Family businesses in the Asian context are discussed in line with their successes and failures. It presents a theoretical framework for understanding the family form of business organization.

This course discusses the evolving concepts, models, and tools of sustainability and social responsibility, particularly as applied to organizations and enterprises; the role of stakeholder engagement in this field; thinking in systems; sustainability leadership and its ethical implications. It looks into current paradigms, such as Creating Shared Value and Circular Economy. The concepts and principles are illustrated with the help of examples and cases in business and industry.

This course covers the transformation of concepts in corporate sustainability, from the traditional financial and operational viability, to the development of Corporate Social Responsibility, to the concepts of sustainable development as applied in business organizations. It looks into the development of sustainability vision and strategy.

This subject applies knowledge and decision-making skills in various simulated (virtual and role-play) business management scenarios.

This course combines scholarly literature and practical experience. It applies models on work and on career development. This lifelong leadership journey starts with a deepening of one’s self-awareness. The challenge is to align one’s passion, talents, money-making machine, and service to society. Reflections focus on the relationships among job, occupation, and career.

This course combines scholarly literature and practical experience. It applies models on work and on career development. This lifelong leadership journey starts with a deepening of one’s self-awareness. The challenge is to align one’s passion, talents, money-making machine, and service to society. Reflections focus on the relationships among job, occupation, and career.