Institutional factors and academic staff research productivity in selected Nigerian universities

Abstract

This study focused on the influence of institutional factors on research productivity of academic staff in Nigerian universities. The survey research design was adopted for the study while the Expectancy and Institutional theories provided the framework. The multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 724 as the sample size for the study. Findings from the study revealed an average level of research productivity among academic staff in Nigerian universities. The study further established conducive organisational culture and environmental factors as well as adequate motivational factors for research productivity of academic staff in Nigerian universities. On the other hand, funding for research activities was found to be inadequate. Institutional factors were established to be positively correlated with research productivity of academic staff in Nigerian universities. Organizational culture and funding are the most important factors found to be dominant institutional factors that contributed significantly to the level of research productivity of academic staff in the selected Nigerian universities. The study recommended provision of conducive environmental and motivational factors for academic staff research activities by university management in Nigerian universities