Predictors of Research Productivity among Administrators, Faculty, and Students

Abstract

Determining the influence of research culture, competency, accountability on research productivity among the administrators, faculty and students in a private non-sectarian university was the primary aim of the study. A purposive sampling was employed to obtain the 174 participants of the study. A valid and reliable survey questionnaire was used to gather the data. A developing research culture is evident. Likewise, the research competency is moderately developed. Accountability is rarely practiced in the conduct of research specifically in publishing results; and, applying and utilization of funds are never practiced. A poor research productivity is evident; hence, there is a need to improve in all areas such as the number of trainings relative to research attended, research proposed, approved, implemented, and the number of publications done by the administrators, faculty, and students. Research culture, competency, and accountability have a positive and highly significant relationship with research productivity. Meanwhile, publishing results, research skills, research capability, and research infrastructure are the best predictors of research productivity.