Management factors influencing lecturers' research productivity in Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam: A structural equation modeling analysis

Abstract

Increasing lecturers' research productivity plays a crucial role in improving teaching quality and university prestige. This research aims to establish and test a model for evaluating management factors that affect the research productivity of Vietnamese university lecturers. Data were collected by surveying 398 lecturers and researchers at universities affiliated with the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU). Structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology was applied for data analysis. The research outcomes indicate that resources and policies to favor research activities are the two most influential factors affecting research productivity in lecturers. The decentralization factor, in contrast, did not show statistical significance, since its p-value was greater than 0.05. Based on the results obtained, several policy recommendations are proposed, namely: (i) ensuring resources for faculty’s scientific research activities; (ii) improving policies for lecturers to enhance their scientific research achievements: (iii) developing strategies for scientific research activities; (iv) enhancing awareness of affiliated unit leaders about the importance of scientific research.