RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Motivation of Russian and Kazakhstani Faculty Members in the Cross-Cultural Context
Aizhan Turgumbayeva1, *, Olga Aimaganbetova2, Roza Kassymova3, Elmira Yeralina4, Zhanat Bakirova5
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 12
First Page: 174
Last Page: 180
Publisher ID: TOPSYJ-12-174
DOI: 10.2174/1874350101912010174
Article History:
Received Date: 02/05/2019Revision Received Date: 16/09/2019
Acceptance Date: 23/09/2019
Electronic publication date: 30/09/2019
Collection year: 2019
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background & Objective:
The motivation of university faculty members in a cross-cultural context is one of the main issues in the context of internationalization of higher education. This research aims to explore if there are significant differences in motivational drivers between Kazakhstani and Russian university faculty members based on their cultural background.
Methods:
The research involves 158 university faculty members from Kazakhstan and Russia. The research applies cross-survey methodology.
Results:
The findings on the main motivational themes show that Kazakhstani university faculty members have a higher orientation to security and stability and integration of lifestyle. Russian university faculty members have higher levels of autonomy, challenge and entrepreneurship.
Conclusion:
The conducted research presented the main motivational drivers of Kazakhstani and Russian faculty. It is evident that Kazakhstani and Russian university faculty members have significant differences in motivational profiles, despite the shared Soviet past. Research showed that Russian faculty is motivated by creativity and challenges, whereas their Kazakhstani counterparts seem to be more focused on the security and work-life balance. Nevertheless, the occupational peculiarities show similarities in the attitudes to money and power.