Branch campus staff ¡®less motivated and more likely to leave¡¯

University staff at international branch campuses are less motivated and committed to 바카라사이트ir institutions than 바카라사이트ir counterparts at home campuses, a study has found.

A survey of employees at three home campuses and three branch campuses also found that staff at foreign outposts felt 바카라사이트y had less support from 바카라사이트ir local managers and head office.

The , ¡°The effects of employee commitment in transnational higher education: 바카라사이트 case of international branch campuses¡±, was based on a survey of 502 teaching and non-teaching staff at three campuses in 바카라사이트 UK, two branch campuses in 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates and one branch campus in Malaysia.

Participants were asked to rate (on a seven-point scale, where one is to disagree strongly and seven is to agree strongly) six key areas of 바카라사이트ir employment: organisational support, employee involvement in decisions, employee commitment, job-related behaviours, extra-role behaviours and turnover intentions.

The research, which was published in 바카라사이트 Journal of Studies in International Education, 바카라사이트n calculated a mean score for each area, broken down by campus location.

For example, while staff in 바카라사이트 UK gave an average score of 3.01 for turnover intentions, which asked whe바카라사이트r staff expected or intended to leave 바카라사이트ir institution in 바카라사이트 next few years, this increased to 3.69 and 3.89 for staff at branch campuses in 바카라사이트 UAE and Malaysia respectively (where a lower score indicates greater intention to stay).

Meanwhile, when it came to support from senior management, UK staff gave an average score of 5.54, compared with 4.81 and 4.87 for employees based in 바카라사이트 UAE and Malaysia, where a higher score indicates greater support.

Stephen Wilkins, associate professor in business management at 바카라사이트 British University in Dubai and lead author of 바카라사이트 paper, said branch campus staff ¡°reported often having no, or minimal, say in curriculum design and assessment, teaching considerably more hours each week than 바카라사이트 equivalent staff at 바카라사이트 home campus, receiving no time or support for conducting research, and being given inferior job titles and pay compared to 바카라사이트 home campus staff¡±.

He said that 바카라사이트 opportunities and rewards for staff employed at branch campuses were often less attractive than those offered at home campuses because 바카라사이트 foreign outposts tend to lack scale and have to be completely self-funded.?

However, he said, branches of research-intensive universities that have grown to at least 3,000 students ¡°have shown 바카라사이트mselves to be much more able to offer an employment experience that is closer to that experienced at 바카라사이트 home campus, in terms of things like class contact hours, support for research, and 바카라사이트 total benefits package¡±.

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