scholarly journals Who are More Successful Researchers? An Analysis of University Teachers Research Productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 354-364
Author(s):  
Shamaiela Mehboob Farooqi ◽  
Shumaila Shahzad ◽  
Syeda Samina Tahira
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Educational Implications

Key objective of the study was to assess the research productivity of university teachers and to analyze the effect of demographic variables (gender, faculty, designation, age and experience) on their research productivity to ultimately explore the profile of successful researchers. Data regarding demographic variables and research productivity in last three years were collected from a sample of 200 faculty members from four public sector universities in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Findings revealed that university faculty is striving hard to contribute in the field of research. Furthermore, demographic variables (gender, faculty and designation) affect their research productivity in favor of male teachers, teachers from physical sciences and teachers with higher designation. Age and experience are not associated with many indicators of RP or they are weakly positively correlated with number of research articles and published books. Educational implications for faculty members and other stake holders are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Determinants of Deviant Workplace Behavior of Faculty Members working in Public Sector Universities of Punjab, Pakistan

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-774
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farooq Rehan ◽  
Raheel Mumtaz ◽  
Qaisar Ijaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Workplace Behavior ◽  
Formal Control ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Deviant Workplace Behavior ◽  
The University

The aim of the research is to empirical evaluate the effect of organizational formal control and workgroup norms on the deviant workplace behavior of the university faculty members of Pakistan. It further investigates the moderating effect of self-regularity efficacy. The study is primary in nature and used survey method to collect the responses from the teaching faculty of Pakistan. A total of 168 suitable responses were analyzed by using SMART PLS version 3 (Licensed). A PLS-SEM was used for analysis of the collected data. The result showed that when employees find themselves in under the influence of reference others, self-regulatory efficacy help them to attain compliance with significant organizational norms and doing that keep them away from involving in deviant workplace behaviors. Additionally, the results suggest that self-regularity efficacy have a significant part in regulating behaviors and observance   to   right   self-sanctions   for flawed behavior.

scholarly journals Happy Supplying? An Overview of Moonlighting by University Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Noor Jehan ◽  
Himayatullah Khan ◽  
Muhammad Arif
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Insignificant Difference

This paper addresses the need fulfillment of moonlighting university teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. We selected nine public sector universities randomly following by the calculation of respondents for each category of teachers through the proportion allocation method. The sample consisted of 656 faculty members. The study used Porter Need Satisfaction questionnaire and compared moonlighter and non-moonlighter teachers needs fulfillment. The results reveal that there is no difference between the social needs, actualization needs and esteem needs of the moonlighters and non-moonlighter teachers. In the case of selffulfillment and security needs, there was found a difference for both the categories. The results reveal an insignificant difference between teachers practicing moonlighting and those not moonlighting in terms of need fulfillment and moonlighters are more deficient in security, esteem and actualization needs. The study suggested the formalization and encouragement of moonlighting as well as improvement of work conditions (pecuniary and non-pecuniary).

Chinese university faculty members' visiting experience and professional growth in American universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jie Hu ◽  
Kezheng Chen ◽  
Dongfang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Visiting Scholars

We empirically investigated Chinese university faculty members' visiting experience and professional growth in American universities. The major data source was qualitative semistructured interviews with 30 Chinese faculty members in the arts, engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences disciplines. The results showed that, despite challenges in preparation, language, and different academic cultures, Chinese visiting scholars were capable of navigating their host programs and achieving professional growth as they moved from peripheral to central participation in their academic community. We also critically discussed how Chinese visiting scholars' academic experience in the United States can be improved, and cast light on the globalization of higher education.

Selected Personnel Policies for Faculty Members: An Empirical Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Job Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Personnel Policies ◽  
Made In

There are few who would disagree with the fact that sound personnel policies are important to any organization. This would include personnel policies and procedures for university faculty members as well as members of other organizations. This study was designed to analyze any change which had occurred in faculty personnel policies in selected southeastern and midwestern universities from 1972–73. Significant improvements were made in the areas of performance appraisal procedures, promotion systems, the use of position descriptions, and job evaluation systems. This is an encouraging trend in colleges and universities, and one that will hopefully continue to improve.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of an education intervention to strengthen faculty members' research productivity: a quasi-experimental study

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Al-Hussami ◽  
Muhamad Darawad ◽  
Hamza Alduraidi ◽  
Elham Al Ateeq ◽  
Mamdouh El-Hneiti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Extrinsic Reward Valences and Productivity of Business Faculty: A within-and between-Subjects Decision Modeling Experiment

1989 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
John K. Butler ◽  
R. Stephen Cantrell
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Decision Modeling ◽  
Extrinsic Reward ◽  
Business Faculty ◽  
Extrinsic Rewards ◽  
Modeling Experiment ◽  
Rank And Tenure

The valences of six extrinsic rewards that can accrue to business faculty members were investigated. A decision modeling experiment was designed with 16 different hypothetical reward situations to elicit effort decisions from 52 respondents. Using instrumentality theory, valences were represented by within-subject regression coefficients, obtained by regressing effort decisions on a set of orthogonal cues. Exploratory analyses yielded significant effects of reward type for the valences within all rank and tenure categories and for the valences of tenure and recognition across rank and tenure categories. Significant correlations were found between research productivity and the valences of mobility and promotion. Interactions with rank were found for the correlations of research productivity with the valences of money and mobility. The findings were consistent with need theories and support conceptual connections between valences and needs.

Associations between Prior Disability-Focused Training and Disability-Related Attitudes and Perceptions among University Faculty

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Murray ◽  
Allison Lombardi ◽  
Carol T. Wren ◽  
Christopher Keys
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Attitudes ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Prior Training ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students With Ld ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Time Faculty

This investigation examined the relationship between prior disability-focused training and university faculty members' attitudes towards students with learning disabilities (LD). A survey containing items designed to measure faculty attitudes was sent to all full-time faculty at one university. Analyses of 198 responses indicated that faculty who had received some form of disability-focused training scored higher on factors pertaining to Willingness to Provide Exam Accommodations, Fairness and Sensitivity, General Knowledge About LD, Willingness to Personally Invest in Students with LD, and personal actions, such as Inviting Disclosure and Providing Accommodations, and lower scores on negatively valenced factors than did faculty who had not received prior training. Faculty who had previously attended disability-related workshops and courses reported the most positive attitudes, followed by faculty who had participated in “other” forms of training (i.e., reading books and articles or visiting websites) and faculty who had received no prior training. The total number of types of training experienced and time spent engaged in training was predictive of faculty attitudes as well as faculty-reported satisfaction with prior training. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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