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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no3.0705

Impact of Administrative Post and Gender on Lecturers' Research Motivation in Vietnam  

TRAN, Thi Kim Nhung (National Economics University)
NGUYEN, Thanh Do (National Economics University)
PHAM, Thanh Van (National Economics University)
NGUYEN, Thi Lien Huong (National Economics University)
GIANG, Minh Duc (National Economics University)
HA, Ngoc Thang (National Economics University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.3, 2021 , pp. 705-715 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the simultaneous impact of gender and administrative post on the research motivation of university lecturers. There are 475 selected questionnaires that are qualified for data processing and the collected data are analyzed by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results show the relationship between administration involvement and scientific research of lecturers. In general, lecturers with administrative post have higher research motivation than lecturers without administrative post. More specifically, the level of administrative post has positive correlation with research motivation of female lecturers, but has negative correlation of male lecturers. It means that a female lecturer with higher administrative post also has more motivation to conduct research. Conversely, the higher administrative post a male lecturer has, the less research motivation he is. The cause of this difference is the pressure of earning money on Asian men, including Vietnamese men, who are considered to be main breadwinners of their family. When having an administration post, the more chances male lecturers have to earn money, the less time they can spend for scientific research. This suggests that the solution for managers is to perform annual assessment, fulfill promotion process, build up motivation and reward system, and establish recruitment and promotion policies.
Keywords
Motivation; Expectancy Theory; Administrative Post; Gender; Lecturers; Faculty Members;
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