Organizations regardless of type, structure, size, among other factors may have similar foundations in the development of HR policy but applicable factors for consideration may vary. Among the most common factor in the development of an HR policy is the culture of the organization. In making sure that the DWEA core values are working within the person in SVD educational institutions, it became the aim of this study to come up with an HR model that would be functional and best support the vision, mission, and goals of all Northern, Central and Southern SVD schools in the Philippines. Specifically, this study determined the level of integration and implementation of organizational leadership and excellence towards 3 HR practices namely:  employee relations, performance appraisal, and work-life balance.  While the results show that organizational leadership and excellence are integrated and implemented in the 3 human resource practices namely employee relations, performance appraisal, and work like balance, it is highly recommended that the administrators of the different SVD educational institutions must review the integration of the moderately rated practices in its employee relations, performance appraisal, and work-life balance in order to recalibrate its existing systems.  Furthermore, those integrated but moderately implemented should likewise be appraised for full implementation.

Human Resource (HR) policy is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Underpinnings and reasons for the development of HR policy may be parallel for most organizations, regardless of type and nature, but pertinent factors considered for such development may vary. The most common yet influential amongst the factors is the culture of the organization. Organizational culture is one of the most researched topics in organizational studies. It had been used as a construct in various settings, even in the education landscape. Previous studies show that organizational culture impacts the HR practices and policies of organizations. However, the literature is silent on its application in Catholic educational institutions’ HR practices and policies in the Philippines. This study used literature review as its method to integrate organizational culture and HR practices toward institutionalizing their HR policies. Society of Divine Word (SVD) educational institutions within the Philippines A standard HR Policy is aimed to be used across all SVD schools in the Philippines.

Core values are critical to an organization’s identity, mission, strategy, and success.  Harmonizing personal values and the core values espoused by the organization addresses congruence gaps and ensures that the actions of employees are consistent and aligned with organizational strategies. This study aims to identify the HR management practices of a University in Manila, Philippines that promote the congruence between the personal values of employees and the core values of the organization.  The qualitative research methodology was utilized to identify practices in the areas of Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management System, and Training and Development that promote congruence of values.  Semi-structured interviews of key University officials were conducted using open-ended questions. A review of relevant and pertinent documents was also undertaken. The three identified HR functional areas are highlighted because these are critical in the selection, motivation, and retention of high-quality employees.  Leveraging HR management practices to promote congruence entails that the values of the organization are well-defined.  Employees must understand how these are translated into workplace behaviors and actions.  It must be clearly laid down how these relate to their performance and the impact these have on the achievement of the overall goals of the organization.

This concept of organizational culture had been the subject of numerous researches across all industries including schools; Catholic educational institutions are not exempted. The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the integration of evangelization as an organizational culture to the human resource practices of SVD educational institutions. One of the major drivers of organization success is culture and because of this, aligning strategies and decision-making with cultural ideals are indispensable. Due to these fluid characteristics of culture, organizations are induced to relentlessly reassess their values and norms in order to recalibrate their practices whenever a new organizational culture emerged due to the rapidly changing environment. In this manner, the organization can easily adapt, including its organizational culture and HR practices to reduce any unwanted effects to the operations of the organization. This study used descriptive research to analyze the data gathered from 405 respondents from 11 SVD educational institutions across the Philippines. The results show that evangelization as an organizational culture of SVD educational institutions is integrated into its HR practices namely: hiring, training & development, compensation & benefits, employee relations, performance appraisal, work-life balance, and health & safety.

The objective of this research is to determine the level of integration of 3 values namely integrity, commitment and corporate social responsibility which are part of SVD’s organizational culture to its 3 human resource activities namely hiring, training & development, and compensation and benefits The respondents of this research were employees of Divine Word College academic institutions located in different areas in the Philippines.  A self-made questionnaire that was subjected to validity and reliability tests was distributed online and 405 questionnaires were retrieved. The collected data were processed and analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Results show that the 3 values are integrated into the 3 major human resource activities such that integrity, commitment, and corporate social responsibility are integrated into the hiring, training & development, and compensation and benefits.