CASE 1.

ST. ANDREW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND SCIENCE:

After the death of her husband, Mrs. Gloria Tadino started operating her own elementary

school. After five years, she was requested by the parents of her students to open a high school

department and she reluctantly obliged. When the total enrollment exceeded one thousand

students, she opened the college department. By the year 2019, the school has become popular

throughout Central Luzon with its newly registered name: St. Andrew College of Business and

Science (SACBS). As of 2019, the number of students enrolled are as follows:

Elementary = 1,030

High school = 957

College = 6,342

In educating students, SCABS has an excellent record. The passing rate of its graduates is above

the national average in the various license examinations. Financially, the school is a "going

concern." Banks rate the school as a good credit risk.

Mrs. Tadino is already 60 years old and is beginning to worry about her replacement as president

of SCABS. She has three sons and wants one of them to take over as soon as possible. Although

she is sure that whoever she chooses would gladly accept, she wants top make an intelligent

choice.

Gloria's eldest son Mario is 35 years old, an electronics engineer, and is working as network

administrator of a big communication firm in Makati. Mario is the immediate superior of five

other professional engineers. Mario's wife is also an electronics engineer and is working in the

same company as head of planning department. They have a daughter and a son. Mario is the

most sociable among the three sons of Gloria. He and his wife are very industrious and are very

much contented with their jobs. Their main drawback is their difficulty balancing their family's

budget.

Gloria's second son in Glenn who is 33 years old and professional chemical engineer. He works

as associate engineer in the biggest public utility firm in Metro Manila. Glenn has ambitions of

saving money to buy a house and lot in Quezon City, a car for him and another for his wife, and

enough cash to open a business when they retire. He is on his way to achieve his goal because he

rarely socializes and he meets people only when it is work-related. His wife is a professional

engineer and is also connected with Glenn's company as supervisor of the IT department.

Gloria's third son, Vincent, enrolled in a college course in a big university in Manila just like his

two older brothers. Out of 70,000 who took the entrance examinations, he obtained the tenth

highest score. Inspite of that score, he failed to finish his college course. Unwilling to go back to

his province and his mother, he made himself busy trying to work and educating himself in jobs

he liked.

Vincent worked for two years in a call center as a customer relations agent. He enrolled in

specialized courses in computer. Upon the recommendation of his Canadian friend, he handled

for one year an English class exclusively for Koreans, as well as his Canadian, Australian, and

American friends. For five years, he handled classes in Judo and in one competition he got a gold

medal. He bested local and foreign opponents. Later, he established his own small business using

the computer as his main equipment.

Reviewing the credentials of her sons, Gloria seems to have some difficulty in making her final

choice. She is contented to know, however, that whatever shortcomings her children may have,

they can be remedied by proper training.

Who do you think is the best to succeed Gloria as President of the school?