Table 1 Motivating Factors of Faculty by Gender

   GENDER    
  Female Male  
 Variable f(%) f(%) X2
 Indirect funds     1.010
Not 
23(23.23) 35(25.00)
Marginally
30(30.30) 45(32.14)  
Moderately
29(29.29) 33(23.57)  
Very
17(17.17) 27(19.29)  
Support     5.044
 Not
15(14.42) 18(12.86)  
Marginally
13(12.50) 32(22.86)  
Moderately
27(25.96) 38(27.14)  
Very
49(47.12) 52(37.14)  
Support when funded     5.097
Not
3( 2.91) 6( 4.29)  
Marginally
2( 1.94) 4( 2.86)  
Moderately
13(12.62) 32(22.86)  
Very
85(82.52) 98(70.00)  
Tenure & promotion     8.072*
Not
15(14.42) 24(17.52)  
Marginally
8( 7.69) 19(13.87)  
Moderately
23(22.12) 42(30.66)  
Very
58(55.77) 52(37.96)  
Publications     3.306
Not
37(36.27) 47(33.57)  
Marginally
25(24.51) 40(28.57)  
Moderately
22(21.57) 38(27.14)  
Very
18(17.65) 15(10.71)  
Time allocated  1.107
Not
7(6.93) 13( 9.35)  
Marginally
18(17.82) 23(16.55)  
Moderately
28(27.72) 44(31.65)  
Very
48(47.52) 59(42.45)  
New information     6.449
Not
0( 0.00) 5( 3.57)  
Marginally
3( 2.88) 4( 2.86)  
Moderately
12(11.54) 26(18.57)  
Very
89(85.58) 105(75.00)  
Travel money     0.885
Not
6( 5.83) 9( 6.43)  
Marginally
17(16.50) 28(20.00)  
Moderately
37(35.92) 52(37.14)  
Very
43(41.75) 51(36.43)  
Equipment     3.739
Not
10( 9.71) 12( 8.57)  
Marginally
25(24.27) 27(19.29)  
Moderately
31(30.10) 59(42.14)  
Very
37(35.92) 42(30.00)  
Contact funding source     3.254
Not
15(14.71) 17(12.23)  
Marginally
30(29.41) 52(37.41)  
Moderately
41(40.20) 47(33.81)  
Very
16(15.69) 23(16.55)  
Grant preparation     6.748
Not
18(17.48) 28(20.00)  
Marginally
17(16.50) 41(29.29)  
Moderately
36(34.95) 39(27.86)  
Very
32(31.07) 32(22.86)  
Commitment from president     3.863
Not
33(32.04) 60(43.48)  
Marginally
30(29.13) 29(21.01)  
Moderately
24(23.30) 31(22.46)  
Very
16(15.53) 18(13.04)  
Boilerplates     13.862**
Not
24(25.26) 51(38.64)
Marginally
29(30.53) 40(30.30)  
Moderately
24(25.26) 35(26.52)  
Very
18(18.95) 6( 4.55)  
Professional reputation     10.290*
Not
3( 2.88) 11( 7.86)  
Marginally
10( 9.62) 16(11.43)  
Moderately
29(27.88) 57(40.71)  
Very
62(59.62) 56(40.00)  
Recognition     0.845
Not
14(13.46) 17(12.23)  
Marginally
24(23.08) 39(28.06)  
Moderately
44(42.31) 57(41.01)  
Very
22(21.15) 26(18.71)  

 *p<.05. **p<.01. ***p<.001.
Note. df=3. Critical values for X2.05=7.815, X2.01=11.345, X2.001=16.266.
Note. In this table, "not important" is represented by "not"; "marginally important" is represented by "marginally"; "moderately important" is represented by "moderately"; and "very important" is represented by "very."

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