Factors Impacting Research Productivity of Academic Staff at the Iraqi Higher Education system

Abstract

Research productivity is a vital element in enhancing the university ranking and, it is an important metric to measure the performance of academic staff. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors impacting research productivity of academic staff at Cihan University Erbil, Iraq. A survey was carried out among 87 academic staff randomly selected at the university to determine the impact of Fund, Collaboration, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Job Satisfaction on Research Productivity. The data was analyzed by using Smart PLS 3.2.9. The results indicated that Fund, Collaboration, ICT and Job Satisfaction had positive and significant impact on Research Productivity, although Fund has the highest impact on Research Productivity. The implication of this study is the management of universities should pay greater attention on research funding opportunities, rewarding collaboration among researchers, enabling ICT and improving job satisfaction to boost research productivity of the academic staff. For future research, it is recommended to measure the mediating roles of the variables and consider sampling academic staff from other universities to increase generalizability.

Differential effect of age in academia: a three-way interaction effect of age, technological aids and knowledge sharing on research output

“…By measuring the total number of papers, it measures the researcher's productivity, and by measuring the total number of citations, it measures their impact (Hirsch, 2005; Costas and Franssen, 2018). Further, publication in peer-reviewed journals, articles in research books, textbooks, conference proceedings have also been considered as plausible reflectors of RO (Jameel and Ahmad, 2020).…”

“…Enough literature proves that proper TA and well-designed communicative processes ensure maximum faculty participation (Hernandez-de-Menendez and Morales-Menendez, 2019) and enriched interpersonal relationships (Martorell Fernández and Canet Centellas, 2013). Today, advanced aids of technology play a vital role in enhancing knowledge management effectiveness and organizational learning, which significantly enhances RO (Jameel and Ahmad, 2020). Hence institutes must exercise innovative, thoughtful, and progressive usage of these aids to ensure maximum benefits (Hernandez-de-Menendez and Morales-Menendez, 2019).…”

“…Thus, HE institutes have now focused on cost efficiency and research productivity as ways to improve aggregate performance (Henry et al, 2020). RO is the comprehensive measure of the research activities performed by the faculties over a period of time (Jameel and Ahmad, 2020). Since the literature lacked consensus on a single indicator of RO, the study considers the citation index, h-index, number of journal articles and number of book chapters published as potential RO indicators.…”

Research Activity Practices and Affecting Factors among Medical Science Educators in their Early Academic Career

“…On the other hand, similar to our university, one of the core responsibilities of the academic staff in most Universities is conducting research and publishing the ndings (11,12). Research productivity is a crucial subject for researchers and students as research results will impact the entire society positively (13). Research development is measured through research productivity, such as publications and conference presentations (13).…”

“…Research productivity is a crucial subject for researchers and students as research results will impact the entire society positively (13). Research development is measured through research productivity, such as publications and conference presentations (13).…”