TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction
Background of the Study 1
Review of Related Literature 3
Competitive Behavior in the Workplace 3
Domains of Competitive Behavior 5
Determinants of Competitive Behavior 8
Sociodemographic Characteristics 8
Motivation 11
Management Support 12
Job Satisfaction 14
Domains of Job Satisfaction 15
Synthesis 19
Conceptual Framework 20
Statement of the Problem 22
Statement of Hypotheses 23
Definition of Terms 24
Significance of the Study 28
Scope and Delimitation 29

Chapter 2: Methodology
Research Design 30
Population and Delimitation 30
Instrumentation 31
Data Gathering Procedure 33
Data Analysis 34
Methodological Limitations 37

Chapter 3: Results
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Managers 38
The Level of Motivation of Managers 39
The Level of Management Support Received by Managers 41
The Level of Competitive Behavior of Managers 43
The Level of Job Satisfaction of Managers 46
Association of the Level of Competitive Behavior of 49
Managers with their Sociodemographic Characteristics,
Level of Motivation, and Level of Management Support
Association Between the Level of Competitive Behavior of 53
Managers and Their Level of Job Satisfaction
Summary of Findings 55


Chapter 4: Discussion
The Level of Competitive Behavior among Managers 57
Determinants of the Level of Competitive Behavior of Managers 59
The Association Between the Level of Competitive Behavior 61
And the Level of Job Satisfaction
Sociologizing the Competitive Behavior of Telecommunications 63
Filipino Managers

Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation

Summary 65
Conclusion 67
Recommendation 69

References 70
Appendices 82