Perceptions of Justice and Its Impact on Work Motivation among Lecturers at Universities in Hanoi, Vietnam

Thang Van Nguyen,Wang Muhua,Endale Tadesse

doi:10.47631/mejress.v2i1.127

Abstract

Purpose: The study had the fundamental purpose of investigating perceptions of justice and its impact on work motivation among university lectures in Hanoi, Vietnam. Methodology/Approach/Design: A quantitative research approach was employed with survey questionnaire as a data collection tool. To achieve the study objective, 416 lecturers who work at public and non-public universities in Hanoi were included in this study. The correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were applied to measure the relationship between the lecturers' perceptions of justice and their work motivation. Results: Findings indicated that perceptions of justice in payment, recognition, opportunities for promotion, the attitudes, and treatments of leaders had a significant and positive correlation with lecturers' work motivation. The study also showed that Vietnamese lecturers are more concerned with non-monetary than monetary compensation, such as promotions, training, and professional development opportunities. Practical Implications: This study presents implications for Vietnam’s higher education authorities. The results might be of interest for any project aiming at motivating faculty and improving their working conditions. Originality/Value: The originality of the study is in the exploration of perception of justice and its effect of lecturers’ motivation. It is recognized that providing a justice/fairness based environment will ensure that schools can motivate their lecturers.

Highlights

After 20 years of innovation and five years of implementation, the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in Vietnam has proved to be the most critical sector in sustainable development with an advantage for the country (MOET, 2005)
In Model 1, a multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between eight potential predictors and the level of work motivation by controlling three demographics variables
The second model indicated that four components selected by the model accounted for 86.0% (R2 = .860) of the total variance of the level of work motivation among university lecturers in Hanoi

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Introduction

After 20 years of innovation and five years of implementation, the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in Vietnam has proved to be the most critical sector in sustainable development with an advantage for the country (MOET, 2005). According to the data released by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET Vietnam), in more than 200 universities, several lecturers who do not measure up to required standards are said to exist (according to Vietnamese Higher Education Law, the required qualifications for lecturers is master's degree or higher, except for some of the specific professionals). According to statistics of MOET, from the end of the 2017 to 2019 academic year, the number of the teaching staff was 73,312 lectures, an increase of 520 people compared with the previous year 2016-2017, of which about 21,106 lecturers hold a professional doctoral degree (accounting for 28.8% of the total)

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