Professor Motivation in Albanian Public Universities: The Case of “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan

Abstract

The public universities’ professors are the main source of the professional knowledge and skills of all students that attend public education system, Workplace motivation of the Albanian public university system is examined in this paper. Public universities’ professors are numerous in size and are considered as a highly professional group; therefore their impact is crucial for accomplishing the demanding goals of Albanian high education system. The main objectives of this research are: (1) to investigate the most relevant dimensions of the workplace motivation in Albanian public universities, and (2) to identify the most prevalent motivation areas that necessitate improvement for enhancing public universities’ professors performance. Workplace motivation based data were collected by both primary and secondary research. Professors from the public university of Elbasan were surveyed and further public universities workplace motivation documents and literature have been considered for the purpose of this topic. Through the analysis of the professors motivation in Albanian public universities are identified the main strengths and weaknesses of workplace motivation in high education institutions. In accordance with the contemporary theories of motivation, suggestions are provided for improving the effectiveness and performance of the Albanian public universities’ professors.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n2p454