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APPROVAL SHEET
PANEL OF EXAMINERS
_______________________ _______________________
RHEYJHEN CADAWAS RENA EDLAGAN
SHS Coordinator Statistician
___________________________
DR. SONIA S. CADAWAS
Research Adviser
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This research would not have been possible without the guidance and
support of several individuals who contributed and extended their valuable
assistance in the preparation and completion of the study.
First and foremost, to GOD ALMIGHTY for giving the proponent never-
ending blessings and continuous provision of knowledge and wisdom while
undergoing this research study.
To Ms. Rena Edlagan, the statistician, for providing time and effort to
guide the proponents for this research study.
To the respondents for their worthy support and cooperation and time
spent providing all necessary information and data even though they are not
aware that they are providing valuable insights.
The researchers also offer their insights regards to all who supported the
proponent’s thesis in any respect during the completion of the work.
JPF
GMB
HMB
EDV
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DEDICATION
The proponents of this research study wishes to offer the piece of work to
those exist making this piece of work successful one.
First of all to our FATHER IN HEAVEN for His abundant blessing, wisdom,
knowledge, and everlasting love.
To the proponents’ parents who provided financial and moral support until
the research study was finished.
To the researcher themselves for sacrificing their time, money and effort to
complete this research study.
JPF
GMB
HMB
EDV
LTU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Approval Sheet………………………………………………………………………….i
Acknowledgement………..……………………………………………………………ii
Dedication………………………………………...…………………………………….iii
Table of Contents…………………...…………………………………………………iv
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...1
Rationale……………………………………………………………………………...2
Theoretical Framework………………………………………………………..…....5
Conceptual Framework……………………………………………………………..7
Research Paradigm…………………………………………………………………8
Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………….12
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Demand……………………………………………………….……………………..15
Production Scheme…………………………………………………………………16
Research Design………………………..……………………………………………18
Setting Study………………………..………………………………………………...18
Research Procedure…………..……………………………………………………..20
Research Instrument………………………………………………………..………..20
Profile of Respondents
Summary of Findings……………...…………………………………………………..33
Conclusion…………..………………………………………………………………….35
Recommendation…...……...………………………………………………………….36
Bibliography………..…………………………………………………………………..37
Internet References………..………………………………………………….38
Published References……….……………………………………………….38
Appendices…………………………..………………………………………………..39
C. Survey Questionnaire....…………………………………………………………...43
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Curriculum Vitae……………………………………….…………………………….46
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INTRODUCTION
Wood Carving is the main ethymology in the proposed setting of this
research study. The research proponents analyzed and evaluated the society’s
Laguna, Philippines.
This research study aims to help and improve the wood carving industry in
the town of Paete. The proponents are finding out the significance and difference
carving store.
Paete is known as the Carving Capital of the Philippines. Being the known
source of fine and high quality wood crafts, sculptures and paper maches I n the
Laguna.
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CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND
Rationale
businessman depending on the demand are the one-off production also known
production that is appropriate in coping with the demand is the factor that is
Carving Capital of the Philippines which is the main source and home of fine and
the demand of clients. Hiring additional laborers will enhance production capacity
and yield of woodcarving products during peak seasons that demand increases.
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Paetenians wood carvers usually run their business solely. Besides they
are the one who manages and do the labor alone, that probably won’t make any
Capital of the Philippines. The fine wood carving products are still patronized by
clients coming from different locality. Even though there is no proper manage of
might help this situation, and to prove that they really work this research study
exist.
is the activity whereby resources, flowing within a defined system, are combined
The challenges that the wood carving industry is facing now are the
factors affecting the demand of every wood carving business in Paete, Laguna.
on the demand.
production imbalanced that prove that the behavior model which is the demand is
and seizing are the factors disregarded by wood carving business owners. They
trust themselves for knowing that clients and the demand for wood carving
products will never stop since Paete is the carving capital and source of fine
wood carving products of the Philippines. This study mainly focuses on what
production schemes they usually do when the demand increases. The capacity
of production might increase when the demand increase through hiring laborers.
current assets over current liabilities of a business that has showroom so that
clients can choose and product will be exposed. This research is study finding
There are many challenges that wood carvers are facing now, factors that
might affect the business. Strength,, weaknesses and external problems that
lingers the business that might be the reason of net loss. Lack and high cost of
supplies like wood, tools, equipment and materials are one of the threats that
affect wood carving business. Other wood carvers use scrap woods to produce
newly and creative wood carving items. It is a clever way but do not cost much.
responsibilities for faster and swiftly process. There are some of the reasons why
Theoretical Framework
the Philippines. This reputation dates back to the town’s founding in 1580 when
Franciscan friars discovered that residents had a talent for wood-carving, using
religious images or “santos.” The town’s name in fact comes from “paet” or
As the Spanish evangelization progressed across the archipelago, the town was
tapped to supply the religious statuary needed for new houses of worship — and
shops. The town’s masterpieces — in statues, pulpits, murals and bas relief —
are found in churches, palaces and museums all over the world – among them
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in New York, the Mission
Dolorosa in San Francisco, the San Cayetano Church in Mexico, the St. Joseph’s
shrine in Sta. Cruz, California, and various churches and chapels in the
Philippines.
If we were able to visit Paete, we will see how a piece of plank becomes a
display in our homes in just a matter of hour. For them, it is not an ordinary task.
Back then, when Spaniards dawn into this land, a lot of religious idols and some
The talent of Paetenians shows how we Filipinos are “world class.” Traces show
that some Filipino ice carvers and some international ice carvers who serve and
work for international luxurious hotels and cruises have been influenced by wood
carving of Paete or trained in the town. No wonder that more and more tourists
Conceptual Framework
The left box presents the independent variable which shows the
profile of the respondents. It also presents the extent of the study. The right box
carving business.
The line connecting the left box and right box connotes that the
Research Paradigm
I. Profile
A. Woodcarving Business
B. Woodcarving Products
Figure 1. Shows the research paradigm of the study which involves the profile of
business.
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production schemes?
of production schemes.
The researcher views that the following benefits will be derived from
the study.
The subject of this study is the wood carvers who are implementing
are chosen using purposive sampling technique. The research utilized the
gathering data.
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Definition of terms
show entertainment.
woodcarving business.
of products.
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(knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one
Chapter II
give off the impression to the clients instantly. Amount of returns decline, being
that people know exactly what they are getting after seeing it with their own eyes,
there’s less room for surprise disappointments. Customer trust increases, gaining
customer trust is huge, and putting your products out on physical display in an
honest move. The quality of the honest wood carving products will be exposed to
in the town of Pate. Church leaders throughout the history of the town encourage
the local townsfolk to pursue and create religious images and other church
adorments while the rural way of life also provided inspiration in creating wood
decorations and utilitarian kitchen wares like bowls and plates, wooden shoes or
“bakya,” and “taka” or paper mache products were also produced. Of more
recent origin are the sculpture carved from ice, fruits and vegetables from the
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original wood carvers who have found employments in hotels and restaurants in
the overseas market as kitchen staff of cruise ships and hotels. (Fajardo 2008)
developed based on length of years and service in the industry. Customer’s trust
and loyalty is one of the pledge and effect of this factor, increasing the probability
Demand
Rohandi (2007) stated that many of these products are export through
cargo companies. It is estimated that less than 5% of the carvings produced are
wood carving. That traditional is one of the challenges. It is made the validationof
certain demand and orders from the clients. There is also the stereotyping
F. Matose (2008) also stated in his study that in this literature, the
common property over the last few decades issued to customer who have bought
highly indigenous tree species. The hardwood products were imported from
Production Scheme
Asantes are noted for their expertise in variety of specialized visual arts
such as wood carving. Ahwiaa wood carving industry has developed; though
simple, materials the same, variations in form have not changed much and
conventional treatment has not promoted creativity and originality, yet some new
With the methods and procedures adopted the researcher was able to
trace a detailed history of Wood Carving in Aburi and its development through
the last two decades. The findings revealed that returnees from Nigeria took to
carving for tourists resulting into the growth of the industry, with other groups
coming from the Volta and the Northern Regions to increase the productions
furniture of continental Asia, the animal and plant carvings of the islands in the
South East, all these provide a diverse gamut of influences and traditions that
define the living culture of a community. This paper presents the major influences
of the wood carving tradition of three towns all located in the island of Luzon,
Philippines that have eked a living from the creation of wood carvings and
furniture from wood harvested from the nearby mountain ranges of Sierra Madre
Kanwil (2008) stated in his study that wood materials from wood carving
are obtained mostly from other Indonesian islands. There are 20 companies
Thousands of designs with high variability in both volume and value make
it difficult to find a single representative recovery factor for calculating the added
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presented the methods the procedures that were used in
subject of the study, data gathering procedure, research instrument and the
Research Design:
characteristics.
Paete is derived from the tagalog word “paet” which means chisel. Paete is also
barangays: IbabaDel Sur, Maytoong, Ermita, Quinale, Ilaya Del Sur, Ilaya Del
known foe fine wood crafts, arts and sculpture in the wood carving industry.
Research Procedure:
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colleagues and guidance of the research leader. Thoughts, ideas, and opinions
researchers consult wood carvers for more information for this study.
Internet and library research will be needed for the study.Lastly, the
questionnaire and results are computed and tabulated and using the statistical
formula to be interpreted.
Research Instrument:
The assessment test for Wood Carving Businesses was the main
source of information from Wood Carvers, which is the respondents, with regards
to the degree and extent of Demand and Production Scheme In Wood Carving
Business.
how the data gathered was treated, computed and interpreted so that the
researcher found the answer for his/her inquiry in a particular subject under
study. After gathering the collecting data, the researcher analyzed the gathered
data with the use of statistical tools. The profile of the respondents is determined
by using the frequency, percentage and rank. Wherein (P)% F/N x 100 where: F
percentage. The extent of the demand is determined by using the weighted mean
weighted mean; N is the total number of respondents and W/F is the weighted
mean. For the relationship between the profile and the extent is determined by
using chi-square as well as the relationship between the profile and level.
CHAPTER IV
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Business
42.5 % of the respondents have their own showroom and the remaining 57.5 %
not have a showroom only have their workstations and at the same time it is
where the clients go and conducted negotiations between the respondent, they
used the one-off production or accustomed work where the wood carving
business only produce as the client orders. While respondents who have
showroom possess wood carving products that is ready to sell, the implication of
work method.
Products
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produces either the decorative and religious or functional wood carving products.
The proposed reason for this outcome is Paete, Laguna is known for carving
Paetenians carve are for religious places like retreat houses or even churches.
Statues of Jesus, the last supper and the Stations of the Cross are some of the
deserves the title of being the Wood Carving of the Philippines with their wide
range of imagination, creativity and delicate hands that alter wood. These
characteristics lead them to create world class statues, monuments and pieces of
business
16 years and
above 40 50.0 2
Total 80 100.0
who are in business from 1-15 years and 16 years and above got 50%. This
outcome indicates that there are no relationship between the age of Paetenians
and their interest to wood carving. Until now, there are respondents who just in
Carving Business
Weighte Ran
Extent of the Demand d mean Interpretation k
1. I receive orders from clients daily. 3.16 Often 4
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The Often overall scale indicates that the demand for wood carving
products in Paete, Laguna is proved and viewed high by the respondents. The
demand of wood carving products in Paete is still great. They stated that they
received orders from clients daily and received unexpected orders from various
clients. Respondents also stated that they accept and never declined orders from
multiple clients even supplying large amount of wood carving products. No one in
the nine indicators specified as seldom and never that state that the Demand of
respondents met and never miss producing wood carving products to meet the
demand of their clients. The indicator who got the lowest weighted mean
proposed factors might be the name and fame of Paete, Laguna as the source of
fine wood carving products and as the Carving Capital of the Philippines. This
specifies that clients will still visit Paete to buy wood carving products even
SEDC. (2014), the demand can be controlled and it is called “mapping the
demand” that will open opportunities for a certain business. The Demand is the
Weighte
LEVEL OF PRODUCTION SCHEMES d Mean Interpretation Rank
1. I am credible and trusted by lending
institutions. 2.74 Often 9
2. I use my own money for capital. 3.33 Always 4
3. I have sufficient capital for production. 3.28 Always 5
4. I hire labourers for wood carving production. 2.1 Seldom 11
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are often implemented for certain reasons. The respondents specify that they
often acquire materials and equipments that lead to producing and processing
The indicators who are interpreted seldom and never are numbers 4 and
6. Indicator number 4 indicates that they seldom hire labourers for production
and indicator number 6 states that they don’t hire internal officer for business
carving business is family based. They usually work independently or with their
family members as their employee, but they don’t have resilient business plan
assistants. It is very infrequent that wood carver business owners hire external
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that wood carver usually work self-reliantly and don’t need external forces.
and identify if there are enough demand to avoid waste of unsold yields.
(Production 2006)
extent of the demand is not affected. The demand with respondents who has
significant relationship between the wood carvers with showroom and the extent
of the demand.
The extent of the demand is not associated by the type of wood carving
products produced by wood carvers in Paete, Laguna. It does not indicate that
the respondent who produces religious wood carving products has higher
The Extent of the Demand is not affected by the length of year in business
above in the industry with the novice wood carver in the field. So there is no
Production Schemes
Business
Wood Carving 1.56 .4579 Not Significant
Products
Length of Years .07 .7928 Not Significant
and additional expenses they might encounter. The relationship between the
highly significant.
to what type of wood carving products they produce is not significant. The
implemented do not depend on the length of years in the wood carving industry
in Paete, Laguna. The relationship between the Length of year in business and
CHAPTER V
also presents the conclusions out of the findings and gives necessary
Summary of Findings
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length of years in the wood carving industry of the respondents. The respondents
from Paete accept and receive demand and orders from multiple clients daily.
They meet all the demand and the orders from their client at the exact date it is
due. They also viewed that the demand for wood carving product will never be
low because of the fame and Paete is well-known for fine woodcrafts which is the
reasons of continuous demand for wood carving products. This showed that the
interpreted as often in the scale. The Often Scale is 76.3% of the respondents
while the Always Scale is 23.7 % of the respondents. The respondents apply
equipments for fine wood carving products that made the trademark of Paete,
Laguna.
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year in business to the production schemes implemented aside from the wood
carving business that has a showroom that will increase the demand of wood
carving products. The respondents who have a showroom will execute more
The extent of the demand was found to be highly significant in the level of
respondents from Paete depend on the extent of the demand from clients.
Conclusions
exceptionally.
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often to meet the demand. They keep the quality of woodcrafts Paete, Laguna at
its best and never miss any order from clients that maintained the trademark of
increases, there’s also a chance that the demand increased. As the demand
vice versa.
Recommendations
Based on the conclusions laid, here are the suggestions offered by the
researchers:
1. Paete wood carving Businessmen must use production schemes and continue
to seek for opportunity and development for their business even without increase
2. The business owner must analyze what production method shall be used like
unsold products.
3. The Production system must be applied where the production is monitored and
manage in a mannered and controlled behavior to ensure the quality and avoid
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet References
www.Mendeley.com
www.google.scholar.com
www.google.books.com
www.worldwidescience.com
www.Science.gov
www.researchgate.com
www.Infotopia.com
Book References
Unpublished References
APPENDICES
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Appendix A
Cross tabulation
EXTENT
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Wood Carving Business WITH SHOWROOM 24 10 34
WITHOUT SHOWROOM 36 10 46
Total 60 20 80
.61 chi-square
1 df
.4334 p-value
Crosstabulation
EXTENT
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Wood Carving Products RELIGIOUS 26 9 35
FUNCTIONAL 18 5 23
DECORATIVE AND OTHER 16 6 22
Total 60 20 80
.20 chi-square
2 df
.9046 p-value
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Crosstabulation
EXTENT
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Length of Years 1-15 YEARS 32 8 40
16 YEARS AND ABOVE 28 12 40
Total 60 20 80
1.07 chi-square
1 df
.3017 p-value
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Appendix B
Crosstabulation
LEVEL
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Wood Carving Business WITH 18 16 34
WITHOUT 43 3 46
Total 61 19 80
17.74 chi-square
1 df
2.53E-05 p-value
Crosstabulation
LEVEL
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Wood Carving Products RELIGIOUS 29 6 35
FUNCTIONAL 16 7 23
DECORATIVE AND OTHER 16 6 22
Total 61 19 80
1.56 chi-square
2 df
.4579 p-value
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Crosstabulation
LEVEL
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
Length of Years 1-15 YEARS 30 10 40
16 YEARS AND ABOVE 31 9 40
Total 61 19 80
.07 chi-square
1 df
.7928 p-value
EXTENT-LEVEL
Crosstabulation
LEVEL
OFTEN ALWAYS Total
EXTENT OFTEN 50 10 60
ALWAYS 11 9 20
Total 61 19 80
6.65 chi-square
1 df
.0099 p-value
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Appendix C
Survey Questionaire
Name: (Optional)
I. Profile
Direction: Please provide appropriate answers to each following items by putting
a check mark.(/)
1. Woodcarving Business: ( ) with showroom ( ) without
showroom
2. Woodcarving Products: ( ) Religious Items ( )
Functional Items
( ) Decorative Items
3. Length of years in business: ( ) 1-5 years ( ) 16-30
years
( ) 6-15 years ( ) 30 years above
Demand
Statements 4 3 2 1
1. I receive orders from clients daily.
2.I receive orders from unexpected clients.
3.I receive numerous orders during peak seasons and certain occasions.
4. I accept rushed orders.
5.I accept deals of supplying large amount of woodcarving products on
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certain institutions.
6.I accept deals from multiple clients at the same time.
7. I believe that the demand for my products is not affected by competitors.
8. I have advertising schemes implemented to increase demand.
9. I meet all the demand of my clients.
Statement 4 3 2 1
1. I am credible and trusted by lending institutions.
2. I use my own money for capital.
3. I have sufficient capital for production.
4. I hire laborers for woodcarving production.
5. I have sufficient items produced by my laborers.
6. I hire internal officers and workers for my business management.
7. I acquire high quality materials for my production.
8. I acquire equipment and machineries for faster production.
9.I have materials and equipment maintenance.
10. I produced every order at the exact date it is needed.
11. I produced and never miss producing every order I accepted from clients.
12. I experience continuous growth in production and profit.
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CURRICULUM VITAE