Scientific Research Conformity of University Teachers: Role of Incentives and Internal Attribution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conformity is a process by which a person changes his original idea and attitude in response to group pressure and chooses to be consistent with the majority. The study was undertaken to explore university teachers' scientific research conformity (SRC), the psychological process of information processing and the types of internal attribution in SRC, and the relationship between SRC incentives and types of internal attribution.

Method

A survey of 349 teachers from seven universities was conducted. We employed the mixed-method approach; data was collected through in-depth interviews and were analyzed using AMOS.

Results

In-depth interviews revealed that the basic principle of human organizational behavior is conformity with incentive, and conformity is a moti

SUBMITTER: Song G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9599667 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature