Motivation in Academic Research as an Important Factor in Increasing International Visibility

Ioana Horodnic and Ursachi George Marian ()
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Ursachi George Marian: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaºi

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2011, vol. XI, issue 1, 2229-2235

Abstract: This paper aims to present the main factors that influence motivation in academic research: extrinsic/ intrinsic factors, motivator/ demotivator factors, personal/ interpersonal/ social factors, individual/ collective factors. Also brought into the discussion and the main theories related to motivation in academic research: self efficacy, self-concept and self-determination theory. As a conclusion it is emphasized the link between motivation and productivity and the need to increase the motivation in order to improve a country's international visibility.

Keywords: motivation; self efficacy; Self Determination Theory; intrinsic/extrinsic factors; academic productivity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J23 M30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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