The following showcases the extensive research and publications by the esteemed faculty of the UP Cebu School of Management. These works reflect their dedication to advancing knowledge, addressing pressing challenges, and contributing to the fields of management, business, and related disciplines:
Barte, Rhenozo DC.
Publication
Barte, R. (2016). Foreign Trust and Confidence in Philippine Stocks using Benford’s Law. International Journal of Researches in Business Management 4(6), 67-74.
Barte, R. (2016). Test of Benford’s Law (BL) and Approximate Distribution on BI-Ready Disbursement Voucher (DV) Amounts. Devotio: Journal of Business and Economics Studies 10(1), 1-21. Barte, R. (2015). Non-Random Walk Behavior of Philippine Stock Prices. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal 3(2) Barte, R. (2012). Financial literacy in micro-enterprises: the case of Cebu fish vendors. Philippine Management Review, 19.
Chaves, Mary Gretchen F.
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Chaves, M. G. (2023). Sugbo Negosyo Program digital card implementation: Technology acceptance and satisfaction among microentrepreneur-beneficiaries. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 10(2), December 2022.
Chaves, M. G. (2022). The community of inquiry instructional strategies impact on student satisfaction on remote learning. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 10(1).
Chaves, M. G. (2022). Data cleaning: Enhancing the integrity of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) database.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2017). Mainstreaming the Management of Innovation in the Curriculum: A Review on Cebu, Philippines Universities’ Business and Management Programs. International Journal of Education Research for Higher Learning, 23(2).
Chaves, M. G. F. (2016). Improving Management Students’ Skills in Framing “Thought-Provoking Questions”: An Action Research. International Journal of Business and Information, 11(1).
Chaves, M. G. F. (2015). The Integration of Sustainability in the Business Curricula of Cebu Universities and Colleges: A Review. IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, 16, 179.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2014). Filipino Parents’ Attitudes towards TV Advertising and their Controls on Children’s TV Viewing. IAMURE International Journal of Social Sciences, 10(1), 1-1.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2013). Parental Mediation on Children’s TV Advertising Exposure and Children’s Materialism and Purchase Requests. IAMURE International Journal of Social Sciences, 8(1), 1-1.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2012). Obra-Negosyo-Eskwela Countryside Enterprise Business Upliftment (ONE CEBU) Program: Students’ Experiential Entrepreneurship Learning. IAMURE International Journal of Education, 1(1).
Chaves, M. G. F. (2012). Purchasing Decision Making among Filipino Middle Income Household Heads: How Green is it?. IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, 2, 138.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2012). Filipino Children and TV Advertising: Some Variates on Requests to Purchase Advertised Merchandise. IAMURE International Journal of Business and Management, 2(1), 32.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2012). New Ecological Paradigm: Testing the Environmental Concern Among Urban Middle Income Cebu City Household Heads. JPAIR Multidisciplinary Journal, 8(1), 1-1.
Chaves, M. G. F. (2010). Testing the Correlates of Ecologically Conscious Consumer Behavior among Urban Middle Income Household Heads of Cebu City. Philippine Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 15(2), 107.
Other Research Activities
Presenter, paper entitled Online competency readiness and challenges: remote learning experiences among tertiary state university management students” on 27-28 November 2020
Presenter, paper entitled Data Cleaning: Enhancing the Integrity of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index Database” Conference Title: DTI: Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Academic Symposium, 27 October 2020 at Online CMCI Academic Symposium
Presenter, paper entitled ” The Community of Inquiry framework: Evaluating a Graduate Course in Remote Teaching The Case of a Philippine State University ” in the 9th National Business and Management Conference, 20 Nov 2021
Presenter paper entitled ” Online Learning Instructional Strategies and Satisfaction Among Tertiary State University Management Students: Evidence of COI in the Philippines” during the UP Cebu Faculty Research and Creative Work Virtual presentation, 1 Dec 2021 at UP Cebu Lahug Campus, Cebu
Presenter, paper entitled: Sugbo Negosyo Program Digital Card Implementation: Technology Acceptance and Satisfaction Among Microentrepreneur-Beneficiaries, during the Nexus Among Government, Industry, and Academe 10th National Business and Management Conference, 25-26 November 2022 via video conferencing
Peer-reviewer of the paper: “Rural Transformation in Gujarat: An empirical assessment of Multidimensional Indicators: Rural transformation in Gujarat”, virtually hosted by Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal (RMRJ), University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City, 20 April 2023
Peer reviewer of the paper: “COVID-19:Impact on the Economy of a Nation” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Peer reviewer of the paper: “Latent Value Estimated in Contingent Valuation” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Peer reviewer of the paper: “Prediction of Stock Performance in the Philippine Stock Market using Linear Regression and Support Vector Regression: A Case study” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Peer-reviewer of the paper: “Self-Organizing System of Allocation for Foodborne Diseases in the Philippines” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Peer reviewer of the paper: “Will Military Expenditure Secure National Peace and Spur Economic Growth” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Peer reviewer of the paper: “Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting the Performance of Students in Mathematics in the Modern World” virtually hosted by Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on 3 December 2021
Chua, Leslie-Anne Luche
Publication
Chua,L.C (2024). Determinants of Consumer Purchase Decision of Floor Products with Ecolabel-PAOM (September 2024 Issue) https://paomassociation.org/vol-7-no-3-september-2024/
Verallo, D. F., Ensomo, E. N., & Chua, L.-A. L. (2021). Personal finance practices of employees of rural banks in Cebu towards innovative interventions to enhance financial literacy. PAOM e-Journal, September 2021 Issue, 82–107. Retrieved from https://paomassociation.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/final_paom-e-journal-september-2021-issue-pages-82-107.pdf
Other Research Activities
Chair of the 8th International Conference on Business and Economy (SBE-ICBE), with the theme: “Creating, Managing and Distributing Wealth: Steering Economies Towards Social and Environmental Transformation Across LifeSpans, Cultures and Nations,” hosted by the University of San Carlos on April 20, 2023.
Member of the 2022 Organizing Committee of the 7th International Conference on Business and Economy (SBE-ICBE) with the theme: “Creating, Managing and Distributing Wealth: Economy Recovery and Resiliency Through Digital Transformation,” hosted by the University of San Carlos on March 19, 2022.
Presenter in the 6th International Conference on Business and Economy (SBE-ICBE) with the theme: “Creating, Managing and Distributing Wealth: Pushing the Human Development Envelope Through Social Entrepreneurship,” hosted by the University of San Carlos on March 27, 2021.
Session Rapporteur for the 10th Taiwan-Philippines Japan International Academic Conference with the theme: “Culture: Driver of Sustainable Development,” held at the University of San Carlos Downtown Campus Gansewinkel Hall on November 9, 2018.
Presenter of the paper entitled “Personal Finance Practices of Employees of a Rural Bank in Cebu Towards Innovative Interventions to Enhance Financial Literacy” during the 3rd International Conference on Business and Economy, held on 16-17 February 2018 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino in Lahug, Cebu City.
Session chair during the 8th Taiwan-Philippines International Academic Conference with the theme: “Social Entrepreneurship Drive for Nation Building,” held at the Michael Richartz Building, University of San Carlos Tourism Center on 06-08 April 2016.
Member of the organizing committee and rapporteur for the 1st International Conference on Business and Economy held at the Michael Richartz Building of the University of San Carlos Talamban Campus on February 3, 2016.
Lipayo, Vincent Crist
Publication
Campaner, J. P., & Lipayo, V. C. S. (2024). The operational efficiency practices of selected virtual service freelancers in the Philippines. Globus – An International Journal of Management & IT, 15(2).
Other Research Activities
Matero, Marie Jane J.
Publication
Matero, M.J.J. and Liao, Y.H. (2023). Impact on book-tax conformity and leverage: A moderating role of outside blockholding after new regulations. Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research 12 (3), 1-18.
Matero, M.J.J. and Liao, Y.H. (2022). The role of insiders on book-tax conformity and leverage in the new tax rate. Journal of Economics and Management 18 (2), 153-173.
Matero, M.J.J.(2022). Smart Farming Innovations for Philippines: Strategies and Recommendations; Atlantis Press: Advance in Economic, Business and Management Research, vol 123, page 47-50
Matero, M.J.J., Matero C., and Diaz, J.F. (2019). Corruption, Negligence, and Mismanagement at the Dutch East India Company. Seven Pilar Institute. Moral Cents 8 (2), pp 55-61. ISSN 2326-5663.
Matero, C. A., Matero, M. J. J., & Paclijan, E. D. (2018). CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF SELECTED PUBLICLY LISTED PHILIPPINE HOTELS. UNEJ e-Proceeding, 56-66.
Matero, M. J. J.(2015) Teaching Notes to Case: There You Are, SES! WDI Publishing
Matero, M. J. J. (2015) Case: There You Are, SES! WDI Publishing
Matero, C. A., Matero, M. J. J., & Yu, J. Q. (2015). International Financial Reporting Standards of SMEs as Locally Practiced in Furniture Industry Players in Cebu, Philippines. Taiwan-Philippines Cultural Dialogue IV. ISBN 978-986-91823-4-8, 113-132.
Matero, M. J. J., & Matero, C. A. (2011). Enhancing accountability of welfare NGOs through budgeting. Journal of Bus. Studies 5(1), pp. 115-127.
Matero, C. A., & Matero, M. J. J. (2011). Corporate Governance: SMEs Experience in Metro Cebu, Philippines. Journal of Administrative Science Vol, 8(2), 69-82.
Hufana-Ang, C., Matero, M. J. J., & Matero, C. A. (2009). Globe Telecom, Inc. Internal Audit: Tool in Corporate Governance. Governance, Risk Management and Control: Internal Audit Leading Practices, Case Studies From Asia.
Matero, M. J. J., & Matero, C. A. (2009). Corporate governance practices of child and youth welfare NGOs in Cebu City. Journal of Bus. Studies 5(1) pp. 5 – 14.
Matero, M. J. J. (2008). Accounting transaction processing systems among child and youth welfare NGOs. Journal of Bus. Studies 4(1) pp 27-40.
Other Research Activities
Co-author. Smart Farming Innovations for Philippines: Strategies and Recommendations for the 1st International Conference on Accounting, Management and Entrepreneurship (ICAMER 2019) published online 16 March 2020
Co-author. “Philippine Ethics and Tax Evasion using McGee’s Framework”Title of Conference: 2021 12th Taiwan-Philippines-Japan Academic Conference: Cross-border Political Economy, Language and Culture, 2 July 2021, Aletheia University, Taipei, Taiwan
Reviewer for the manuscript, entitled “The Social Carrying Capacity of Lake Lanao” to be considered in the 2021 National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Research Journal.
Mansueto, Ma. Kresna
Publication
Detoya, E., Dayap, J., Estorosos, J., Mansueto, M. K., Salazar, R., Susada, J., Vito, M. T., & Magallon-Avenido, J. (2025). The impact of debt-to-GDP ratio on the GDP growth rate of the Philippines. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj2513.01.17
Sabal, J. L. B., & Navarro‑Mansueto, M. K. (2021). A snapshot of the crisis of COVID‑19: Estimate of the employment impact due to lockdowns in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. Journal of Emergency Management and Disaster Communications, 2(2), 171–189. https://doi.org/10.1142/
Mansueto, M. K. (2021). Labor union membership and minimum wage in the Philippines. Technium Social Science Journal. Technium Science, 16(1), 252-260.
Palanca-Tan, R., Chico-Almaden, C. R., Navarro-Mansueto, M. K., & others. (2018). Total economic value of the Cagayan de Oro river basin. Innovation Addressing Climate Change Challenges, 169–184.
Mansueto, T. D. D., & Navarro, M. K. D. (2018). Diminishing natural heritage: The forests of Cebu and Negros Islands during the late Spanish and early American occupations, 1880 to 1920. Bilangan: Cultural Statistics Conference Papers, 68–79. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. https://ncca.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BILANGAN-Cultural-Statistics-Conference-Papers.pdf#page=68
Chico-Almaden, C. R., & Navarro, M. K. D. (2018). Enablers and constraints of localized climate financing: The case of a second-tier city in the Philippines. Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, 1.
Abuzo, A. A., Alfaro, D. J. G., Camomot, F. V. G., Navarro, M. K. D., & Vallente Jr., J. R. (2017). Parking analysis and contingent valuation of parking facilities along Central Business District, market and school areas in Cagayan de Oro City. Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 11. https://easts.info/on-line/
Chico-Almaden, C. R., & Navarro, M. K. (2016). The social cost of upgrading informal settlements in Butuan City, Philippines. Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal, 9(3), 295–310.
Navarro, M. K. (2015). Socio-economic scale (SES) as a measure of economic well-being: A case in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2.
Navarro, M. K. (2015). Currency union and East Asia. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(2), 415.
Chico-Almaden, C. R., Navarro, M. K., & Melendez-Obedencio, M. (2014). A sustainability analysis on campus ecology. International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 4(9).
Chico-Almaden, C. R., & Navarro, M. K. (2014). The cost of misguided urbanization: The case of informal settlements in Butuan City, Philippines. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 3(6), 441–451.
Other Research Activities
Best Paper for the research paper titled “The Role of Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development in the Philippines (1965-2022) during the 3rd International Research Festival with the the theme “Futuring Together: Shaping Local Solutions, Leveraging Global Connections” held on October 28-29, 2024 at Big 8 Corporate Hotel, Tagum City, Davao del Norte
Peer reviewer of the article “Sustainable Banking Business for Rural Banks in the Philippines” submitted to the Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal (RMRJ), 20 April 2023
Peer reviewer of the article “Rural Transformation in Gujarat: An empirical assessment of Multidisciplinary Indicators” submitted to the Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal (RMRJ)
Research Presentation entitled: “Labor Union Membership and Minimum Wage in the Philippines” Title of Conference: International Public Policy Association “5th International Conference on Public Policy,” 5 to 9 July 2021-Barcelona
Presenter entitled: “Social Interactions as Factors Affecting Adult’s Earnings: A Case of the Cohort Children in Metropolitan Cebu” during the UP Cebu Faculty Research and Creative Work Virtual presentation, 1 Dec 2021 at UP Cebu Lahug Campus, Cebu
Reviewer for the manuscript of the NRCP-funded project entitled “The Social Capacity of Lake Lanao”, 25 May 2021
Ogoc, Lyndon Carlos
Publication
Ogoc, L. C., & Banzuela, M. (2024). Determinants of intention to use mobile wallets among Filipinos. Philippine Academy of Management (PAoM), 7(3), 84–105.
Ferrater-Gimena, J. A. O., Cabahug, M., Tejada, E., & Ogoc, C. L. (2018). Contextualizing human resource management practices: The Philippine experience for an HEI. JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 31(1), 1. https://philair.ph/index.php/jpair/article/view/567/1577
Other Research Activities
Paper presentation- Job Satisfaction and Employee Engagement of Temporary Agency Workers and Regular Employees in Cebu City, presented during the 5th International Conference on Business and Economy- Semarang, Indonesia
Sia, Leahlizbeth A.
Publication
Tan, T. A., Sia, L., & Duran, B. J. (2023). Applying stakeholder and self-efficacy theories to classify organizational citizenship behavior antecedents. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj2311.01.04
Ocampo, L. A., Tan, T. A. G., & Sia, L. A. (2018). Using fuzzy DEMATEL in modeling the causal relationships of the antecedents of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the hospitality industry: a case study in the Philippines. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 34, 11-29.
Castillo, C. N., Degamo, F. K., Gitgano, F. T., Loo, L. A., Pacaanas, S. M., Toroy, N., … & Ocampo, C. O. (2017). Appropriate criteria set for personnel promotion across organizational levels using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). International Journal of Production Management and Engineering, 5(1), 11-22.
Sia, L. A., & Tan, T. A. (2016). The influence of organizational justice on job satisfaction in a hotel setting. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 26(1), 17-29.
Sia, L. A. (2016). Emotional Labor and Its Influence on Employees’ Work and Personal Life in a Philippine Franchise Dining Industry Setting. International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering (IJAIE), 3(1), 74-85.
Sia, L. A. (2015). Organization Development Interventions, How Effective are They?: A Case on an International Franchised Company in Cebu. IAMURE International Journal of Business and Management, 10, 18.
Other Research Activities
Conceptual Classification framework for antecedents of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the hospitality industry Conference Title: 2020 UP Cebu Faculty Research and Creative Work Virtual Presentation, Central Visayas Studies Center, UP Cebu, 14 October 2020 at the UP Cebu Lahug Campus
Tan, Tiffany Adelaine G.
Publication
Malinis, A., & Tan, T. A. (2025). The impact of perceived environmental, social, and governance (ESG) on employee retention in the IT-BPM sector in Cebu City. Journal of Comprehensive Business Administration Research, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewJCBAR52023619
Tan, T. A., Sia, L., & Duran, B. J. (2023). Applying stakeholder and self-efficacy theories to classify organizational citizenship behavior antecedents. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 11(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.32871/rmrj2311.01.04
Martikainen, J., & Tan, T. A. (2023). How Finnish and Filipino university students in business studies perceive leaders based on visual cues. International Studies of Management & Organization, 53(3), 148–166. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2023.2238459
Oberes, M. V. & Tan, T. A. (2022). Effect of organizational commitment on turnover intention of senior high private school teachers in Cebu City, Philippines. The Normal Lights, Journal on Teacher Education 19 (1).
Sia, L. A., & Tan, T. A. (2016). The influence of organizational justice on job satisfaction in a hotel setting. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 26(1), 17-29.
Tan, T. A. G. (2014). Integrating justice theory and service quality concept to evaluate customer recovery satisfaction. IAMURE International Journal of Business and Management, 8(1), 24-36.
Tan, T. A. G. (2012). Evaluating Service Encounters: The Effects of Employee Responses on Service Failure and Recovery. IAMURE International Journal of Education, 2(1), 1-1.
Other Research Activities
Ethical Awareness: A Case for Teaching Ethics in Data Analysis – Viewpoints from Two Cultures Conference Title 2020 UP Cebu Faculty Research and Creative Work Virtual Presentation Part 2, Central Visayas Studies Center, UP Cebu, 28 October 2020 at the UP Cebu Lahug Campus
A Study on the Buying Behavior of Sari-sari store owners in Metropolitan Cebu (unpublished)
Yu, Stevenson Q.
Publication
Yu, Stevenson Q. (2022). The properties of interlocking directorates in the Philippines: An exploratory analysis. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal 10(1), 77-99.
Stevenson, Q. Y. (2017). Evaluating Philippine Students’ Class Participation with a Token Currency System. Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 5(2).
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