Research Agendas and Organizational Commitment among Academics in Mainland China

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Li-fang; Xie, Zhengli
Titel	Research Agendas and Organizational Commitment among Academics in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 86 (2023) 2, S.429-448 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-022-00941-6
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Researchers; College Faculty; Research Universities; Research Needs; Teacher Motivation; Teacher Collaboration; Age Differences; Academic Rank (Professional); Job Satisfaction; Gender Differences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerforschung; Fakultät; Forschungseinrichtung; Forschungsbedarf; Lehrerkooperation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This research pioneered the investigation of the statistically predictive power of academics' research agendas for their organizational commitment--beyond age, gender, academic rank, and academic discipline. Three hundred and thirty-two academics from nine research-oriented comprehensive universities in Zhejiang province and Shanghai, mainland China, responded to the "Multi-Dimensional Research Agendas Inventory-12 Items" (MDRAI-12) and the "Organizational Commitment Inventory." Three main findings were obtained. First, the MDRAI-12 was confirmed to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the research agendas of academics in mainland China. Second, both academics' research agendas and their organizational commitment varied as a function of demographics. Third and most importantly, when age, gender, academic rank, and academic discipline were put under control, three of the four trailblazing research agendas (scientific ambition, collaboration, and discovery) predicted the three adaptive organizational commitments (affective, normative, and ideal), whereas the two cohesive research agendas (convergence and conservative) chiefly contributed to the two maladaptive organizational commitments (economic and choice). These findings have shed new light on the literature concerning research agendas and that on organizational commitment. At the same time, the findings have practical implications for university academics and senior managers in their respective efforts to promote innovative research and adaptive organizational commitment among academics. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01