Academic Human Capital and Organizational Resilience: The case of Tirana (Published)
The purpose of this study is to explore the role and the skills that the academic human capital has on organizational resilience in a cohort of one hundred academic staff at the University of Tirana. This study employs a transversal research design utilizing non-random sampling nested within random sampling to investigate the staff’s experiences and interactions of the target population. A questionnaire in was applied to a hundred study sample of academic staff contracted professors in three different branches in Albania during April 2024-May 2024. The results revealed that the organizational resilience factors of the academic staff were organizational support, positive values and social competences, and building a positive work culture. The overall organizational behavior was influenced by the positive attitudes of the staff, while the organizational support for the employees did not seem to have any significant impact on the staff s attitude.
Keywords: : Human Capital, Academic Staff, Organizational Resilience, Organizational support, positive attitudes
The Effects of Working Conditions on Academic Staff Motivation at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe (Published)
A cross-sectional study of the effects of working conditions on academic staff motivation at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe was undertaken. Through stratified random sampling, a sample of 35 academic staff who represent the three categories lecturer, senior lecturer and professor was selected from a total of 74. A structured questionnaire was distributed to the participants and the study revealed that the working conditions were unfavorable. Motivation was downplayed by factors such as uncompetitive salaries, non-collegiality decision-making, opportunity in career development and academic freedom. This study recommends that Africa University should work towards minimizing hygiene factors and improving motivators if the institution wants to attract and retain experienced and competent academic staff.
Keywords: Academic Staff, University, Working Condition, Zimbabwe