Influence of Faculty’s Demographic Characteristics on Motivation

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.