The Behavioural Implications of theCurrentReward System for Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities

I. O. Osamwonyi ； O. R. Igbinomwanhia ； O. O. Iyayi

《Asian Journal of Business Management》 4卷4期 (2012/09) Pp. 321-326

並列摘要

Organizations are formed to realize goals. Consequently, efforts of organization members are intended to be directed at achieving organizational goals. However, the extent to which organization members will contribute efforts to organizational goal realization is contingent, to a very degree, on the rewards attached to goal-directed efforts or behavior. Research has shown that behavior that is rewarded is the behavior that is more likely to be repeated. Thus, in organizations, the extent to which rewards are linked to goal achievement will have implications for the display of goal-directed behaviors. This study attempts to ascertain the behaviourial implications of the current reward system for academics in Nigerian universities. The study reveals that a majority of Nigerian academics believe that teaching is the primary purpose for establishing a university, but that the reward system is linked more to research and publications rather than teaching. They then submitted that they would rather spend more of their time doing research than teaching, a trend which is capable of jeopardizing effectiveness in Nigerian universities.

並列關鍵字

Academic staff ； goals ； reward system