Strengthening Research Self-Efficacy and Research Productivity Through Research Culture Implementation

Abstract

Objective – This study aims to determine the conditions relating to research culture, research self-efficacy and research productivity at private universities in Riau, Indonesia, to examine the direct and indirect influences among research culture, research self-efficacy and research productivity.

Methodology/Technique – A questionnaire was used to obtain responses from lecturers at 12 private universities (with a total of 349 responses). The data collected from the sample was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) software as the verification method.

Findings – The results show that research self-efficacy among lecturers is high. Lecturers have a high research self-efficacy in writing the introduction and method of research, and a high-enough score for a broad view of research, results and discussion, and publication. The last variable is research productivity, which was also grouped in the high-enough category. The quantity dimension has average score of 2.6 which means that it is high-enough, while the scores for the quality dimensions are also high. Research culture, which has eight dimensions, has a direct influence on both research self-efficacy and research productivity. Research self-efficacy also directly influences research productivity.

Novelty – This study reveals that research self-efficacy plays an important role in mediating research culture and research productivity variables.

Type of Paper – Empirical.

Keywords: Research Self-Efficacy, Research Productivity, Research Culture, Higher Education

JEL Classification: M1, M14, M19