An Empirical Study on Dimensions of Work Motivation of Faculty in Higher Education Institutes of India Ms. Jora Rachna Bansal1, Dr. Mehra Shashank2, Ms. Bhardwaj Neha3 1Assistant Professor, School of Business Studies, Sharda University 2Associate Professor, School of Business Studies, Sharda University 3Assistant Professor, School of Business Studies, Sharda University Online published on 18 April, 2020. Abstract Motivation of academic staff contributes a lot to the student learning as well as the research outcome of the institution. Therefore, studying motivation of academic staff is crucial for the performance of higher education institutions (HEIs). Purpose of this study was to extract the factors responsible for the work motivation of faculty in higher education institutions. To explore the various factors a questionnaire was designed with the help of literature review available on this theme and few more variables were added after a thorough discussion with faculty members so that all possible work motivation reasons are reported. Data was collected online as well as offline from faculty members of higher education institutions located in the NCR region of India. Exploratory research design is used with convenience sampling method for data collection. Data collected from 150 faculty members were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis. Findings highlighted the academic staff's motivation dimensions and extracted 9 factors out of 53 items. These factors play an important role in motivating academic staff in higher education institutions in India. Top Keywords Work Motivation, Motivational Factors, Higher Education Institutions, Academic Staff, Faculty. Top |