The relationship between personal and socio-economic profile of the student-organization presidents of the Isabela State University

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate on the link between and among personal and socio-economic profile of the student-organization presidents of the Isabela State University with their leadership skills and leadership orientation. The study utilized descriptive-correlational research design that was an instrument to assess and determine the relationship between the leadership orientations as well as the leadership skills of the presidents of student organizations and their select profile variables. Result reveals that the student-organization presidents of Isabela State University have high leadership outlook and interest as well as high ability to perform their duties and responsibilities in their respective organizations. They show high importance on people in their leadership orientation and very high relationship with people in their leadership skill which shows that the student-organization presidents of the Isabela State University are human resource or people oriented. Thus, they put primacy on human relations expressed in collaborating and empowering people rather than being rational and goal oriented. Moreover, the leadership orientation and leadership skills of the student- organization presidents are influenced, to a great extent, by their father’s educational attainment.