Influence of Faculty’s Demographic Characteristics on Motivation

Abstract

The present research is done to establish the relationship of motivational impact of motivational factors with
faculty’s demographic characteristics. All faculty members have different level of education, experience and
expertise. Therefore the same motivational policies cannot satisfy all faculty categories as Professor, Assistant
professor, Lecturer and Instructor. All have different level of education, experience and expertise. This study sought
to investigate the influence of various motivational factors on faculty motivation. The research instrument titled
“Faculty’ Motivation Questionnaire†(FAMOTQ) was used to gather data for analysis. The results after analysis
suggest that the faculty are generally motivated by all factors. However, female faculty members are less satisfied
than male faculty members. The factor “work itself†is the most motivating aspect for faculty. The least motivating
aspect is “working conditions. Senior faculty is highly satisfied by recognition. Salary factor has great influence on
junior faculty & less on senior faculty such as professors & heads.
Keywords: Demographic characteristics, Faculty, Job satisfaction, Management, Motivation factors.