Motivational values and gendered research performance
Acta Commercii
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Motivational values and gendered research performance | |
| Creator | Callaghan, Chris W. | |
| Description | Orientation: Given theory offered by Kuhn and Lakatos that predicts academic research can be non-innovative, this research sought to test the extent to which the motivational values of highly productive researchers are innovative. Research purpose: The aim of the research was to test theory predicting the structure of motivational values of academics in the South African university context. Motivation for the study: The study was motivated by a lack of knowledge about whether innovative and self-transcendence (the prioritisation of the needs of others) values characterise highly productive researchers. Research design, approach and method: A large South African university was sampled. Multiple linear regression and structural equation modelling techniques were applied. Main findings: Findings indicate that non-innovative and gendered motivational values of security (sensitivity to uncertainty and safety issues) are associated with higher productivity. However, hedonism (self-oriented) and benevolence (self-transcendent) values are both found to be negatively associated with research productivity. Practical/managerial implications: Supporting Kuhn’s perspective, innovative values such as self-direction are not found to be related to research productivity. Contribution/value-add: This study provides evidence in support of theory which predicts that academic research might not be motivated by innovative values. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-03-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ac.v17i1.427 | |
| Source | Acta Commercii; Vol 17, No 1 (2017); 14 pages 1684-1999 2413-1903 | |
| Language | eng | |
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