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sharifi F, Sourani Yancheshmeh R, Alizadeh S, Mosleh M, Jahed H A. Identifying Factors Affecting the Productivity of Faculty Members. JMDP 2023; 36 (3) :61-88
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Fatemeh Sharifi1 
, Reza Sourani Yancheshmeh 2, Saeed Alizadeh3 , Maryam Mosleh3 , Hossein Ali Jahed3
, Reza Sourani Yancheshmeh 2, Saeed Alizadeh3 , Maryam Mosleh3 , Hossein Ali Jahed3
1- Faculty of Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , Sourani.reza@wtiau.ac.ir
3- Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , Sourani.reza@wtiau.ac.ir
3- Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (351 Views)
Purpose: In this research, we investigated the factors that affect the productivity of academic staff members in educational, research and administrative scopes.
Methodology: For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed and then was distributed among 167 academic staff members of five national universities in Tehran. Based on the data obtained from the questionnaires, we identified the factors that affect the productivity of the academic staff members by using the exploratory factor analysis method. Subsequently, by applying the linear regression method, we estimated the impact rate of each factor.
Findings: According to the result, the six key factors affecting the productivity of the academic staff members are education and the educational system, accountability and professional ethics, political behavior, motivational factors, the availability of facilities and opportunities for growth, and the university presidents’ high expectations.
Methodology: For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed and then was distributed among 167 academic staff members of five national universities in Tehran. Based on the data obtained from the questionnaires, we identified the factors that affect the productivity of the academic staff members by using the exploratory factor analysis method. Subsequently, by applying the linear regression method, we estimated the impact rate of each factor.
Findings: According to the result, the six key factors affecting the productivity of the academic staff members are education and the educational system, accountability and professional ethics, political behavior, motivational factors, the availability of facilities and opportunities for growth, and the university presidents’ high expectations.
Keywords: Productivity, Academic Staff Members, Educational Productivity, Research Productivity, Administrative Productivity.
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Development Process
Received: Oct 28 2023 | Accepted: Nov 26 2023 | ePublished: Jan 21 2024
Received: Oct 28 2023 | Accepted: Nov 26 2023 | ePublished: Jan 21 2024
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