Tomas Andres
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Tomas Quintin Donato Andres is a Filipino
intercultural consultant, counselor, and pioneer of the Philippine-based management and training system known as Management
by Filipino Values
. He is also the initiator of the internationally-based management and training system known as Management by Humor. Apart from being a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University
, he is also the manager and president of the Values and Technologies Management Centre. His Understanding Filipino Values is a book that relates the Filipino value system to the management situation in the Philippines, in order to provide a clearer understanding of those values, concepts and traditions, and to increase productivity and efficiency in business. As an intercultural consultant, Andres conducts crosscultural orientation on Philippine culture for expatriates of multinational and international organizations. Having worked as counselor and consultant in several institutions, Andres was an adviser and a crosscultural educator to Filipino seamen
and migrant workers
in their moments of culture shock
s in foreign lands. He is an acoomplished author of books about the usage and application of Filipino values in daily living, interpersonal relationships, work, management, and productivity, among others.
in the Philippines
. He is a recipient of a master's degree in Philosophy
from the University of Santo Tomas
in Manila, Philippines. He obtained his diplomate in labor and industrial management from the Labor Management College in Buffalo, New York
in the United States
. He received five baccalaureate degrees in Education, Liberal Arts, Oriental Philosophies, Behavioral Sciences, and Industrial Technology from the Philippines, Spain
, and India
.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
intercultural consultant, counselor, and pioneer of the Philippine-based management and training system known as Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
by Filipino Values
Filipino values
The Filipino value system or Filipino values refers to the set of values or the value system that a majority of Filipino people have historically held important in their lives. This Philippine value system includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies, moral codes, ethical...
. He is also the initiator of the internationally-based management and training system known as Management by Humor. Apart from being a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
, he is also the manager and president of the Values and Technologies Management Centre. His Understanding Filipino Values is a book that relates the Filipino value system to the management situation in the Philippines, in order to provide a clearer understanding of those values, concepts and traditions, and to increase productivity and efficiency in business. As an intercultural consultant, Andres conducts crosscultural orientation on Philippine culture for expatriates of multinational and international organizations. Having worked as counselor and consultant in several institutions, Andres was an adviser and a crosscultural educator to Filipino seamen
Filipino seamen
Filipino seamen, also referred to as Filipino seafarers or Filipino sailors, are seamen, sailors, or seafarers from the Philippines. Although, in general, the term "Filipino seamen" may include personnel from the Philippine Navy or the Philippine Marine Corps, it specifically refers to overseas...
and migrant workers
Overseas Filipino
An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies both to people of Filipino ancestry who are citizens or residents of a different country and to those Filipino citizens abroad on a more temporary status.Most overseas Filipinos migrate to...
in their moments of culture shock
Culture shock
Culture shock is the anxiety, feelings of frustration, alienation and anger that may occur when a person is emplaced in a new culture.One of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign country. Culture shock can be described as consisting of one or more distinct phases...
s in foreign lands. He is an acoomplished author of books about the usage and application of Filipino values in daily living, interpersonal relationships, work, management, and productivity, among others.
Education
Andres received his doctorate degree from the Far Eastern UniversityFar Eastern University
Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. He is a recipient of a master's degree in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
from the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
in Manila, Philippines. He obtained his diplomate in labor and industrial management from the Labor Management College in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He received five baccalaureate degrees in Education, Liberal Arts, Oriental Philosophies, Behavioral Sciences, and Industrial Technology from the Philippines, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Works
As an accomplished author, here is an enumeration of some of the books Andres has written:- Dictionary of Filipino Culture and Values (Mar 15, 1994)
- Managing People by Filipino Values (1988)
- Filipino Values for Winning Success (1989)
- Enhancing Organizational Performance and Productivity: Management Tools and Techniques (2001)
- Negotiating by Filipino Values (1988)
- Organizational Development for Productivity in the Philippine Setting (1983)
- Filipino Behavior at Work: Human Relations and Organizational Behavior in the Philippine Setting (2001)
- Reading the Filipino Seaman (2000)
- Church Management and Pastoral Administration (1999)
- Developing Positive Behavior by Filipino Values (1991)
- Dictionary of Values (2000)
- Social and Business Ethics in the Philippine Setting (1998)
- Management Filipino Style (1989)
- Quality Management by Filipino Values (1989)
- Management by Filipino Values: A Sequel to Understanding Filipino Values (1985)
- Understanding Filipino Values: A Management Approach (December 1981)
- Understanding Values (1980)
- Human Resource Training and Development (1980)
- New Dimensions in Philippine Christianity (1980)
- Lohika sa Kaisipang Pilipino (Logic in Filipino Thinking) (1981)
- Understanding the Positiveness of Filipino Values (1996)
- Quotes and Humor for Value Education (1989)
- New Dimension in Philippine Christianity: 117 Themes for Reflection and Homilies (1973)
- Understanding Filipino Values on Sex (1987)
- Making Filipino Values Work for You (1986)
- A Handbook of Values Education Strategies and Techniques for the Development of Interpersonal Relationships (1994)
- Parenting by Filipino Values (1990)
- Industrial Counseling: A Manual (1990)
- Understanding the Filipino (1987)
- How to Land a Job, Be a Model Employee and Be a Top Earner (1984)
- Ang mga Wastong Pamamaraan ng Pangangasiwa at Pamamahala - Management Essentials in the Philippine Setting (1996)
External links
- Books written by Tomas Andres from the Philippine eLibrary
- Andres, Tomas D. "Understanding the Filipino seaman: His Values, attitudes and behavior" (Quick View) (eBook PDF version), Our Lady of Manaoag Publishers (1991), 28 pages, ISBN 978-9712600043