APPENDIX A TRANSMITTAL LETTER

February 18, 2013 Melandro M. Mendoza General Manager Star Group of Publications, Inc. V. Gullas Cor. D. Jakosalem Sts. Sto. Nio, Cebu City Dear Mr. Mendoza: Greetings of love and peace! We, the students of the University of San Carlos, taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Human Resource Development Management are conducting a research as one of the requirements of one of our major subjects which is BAHRDM 33 (Organizational Development). In line with this, we would like to ask your good company if we could conduct a research survey mainly about the waste management in your company, specifically, in Freeman. We assure you of the confidentiality of the gathered data. Attached is the statement of the problem. If you have any comments and suggestions about our research, please feel free to contact us anytime. We are hoping for your positive response to this letter. Thank you and God bless.

The Researchers

APPENDIX B RESEARCH INSTRUMENT Questionnaire

Dear Respondents:

Good day! We are 3rd year Business Administration students from the University of San Carlos. This questionnaire is designed to solicit us the needed data for our research study entitled PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES OF PAPER AND SUPPLIES AT FREEMAN. We would appreciate if you could accomplish this form the way you feel best in responding the questions. Any information obtained in connection with this study that can be identified with you will remain confidential.

NAME (OPTIONAL) :_____________________________________________ POSITION AGE GENDER : _________________ : _________________ : _________________

Please put a () on the choices provided below each question that satisfies your answer. 1. Do you recycle your excess newsprint?

o YES o NO

2. Does your company mandate or encourage you to recycle your paper waste? o YES o NO 3. Do you reuse the excess newsprint materials? If YES, how do you reuse the excess newsprint materials? o YES o NO _________________________________________________________________

4. Does your company follow a proper waste management program? If YES, what kind of waste management program does your company follow? o YES o NO __________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you think recycling and reusing the excess newsprint can help reduce company cost? If YES, in what way? o YES o NO __________________________________________________________________ 6. Have you encountered any problem/s in recycling the excess paper/s? If YES, can you site some problems? o YES o NO 7. Except from excess newsprint and other paper materials, what other supplies are being recycled?

8. Have you ever tried selling your excessive waste materials? o YES o NO _____________________________________________________________________ 9. What kinds of paper/s does Freeman recycle? ____________________________________________________________________

Interview Schedule

February 15, 2013 10:30 am 04:30 pm

Observation Guide

OBSERVATION GUIDE DATES

What are the main components of The Freeman Newspapers waste?

February 15, 2013 10:30 am 04:30 pm

What waste management options are available to The Freeman Newspaper in dealing with these specific wastes?

Problems encountered in The Freeman Newspapers waste management.

February 16, 2013 01:30 am 04:30 pm

How large is the quantity generated by the excess newsprint? How are the excess newsprint and supplies being recycled and reused?

APPENDIX C TIMETABLE OF ACTIVITIES Research Phase Proposal 1st week of December Introduction December 11, 2013 Statement of the Problem December 18, 2013 Statement of Assumptions December 18, 2013 Chapter 01 Statement of Hypothesis December 18, 2013 Significance of the Study December 19, 2013 Scope and Limitations of the Study December 20, 2013 Review of Related Literature January 14, 2013 Chapter 02 Theoretical Framework January 14 17, 2013 Conceptual Framework January 17, 2013 Chapter 03 Chapter 04 Chapter 05 Bibliography and February 27, 2013 Appendices February 04 16, 2013 February 19 23, 2013 February 23 26, 2013 Schedule

APPENDIX D PROGRAM BUDGET

Research Phase Chapter 01 Chapter 02 Chapter 03 Chapter 04 Chapter 05

Budget PHP 10.00 PHP 10.00 PHP 50.00 PHP 20.00 PHP 10.00

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