The Degree of Availability of an Innovative Climate in Global Virtual Universities in Light of the Variables of Incentives and Interest in Employees

This study aimed to identify the degree of availability of an innovation climate in global virtual universities in light of the variables of incentives and employee engagement. The study sample, which was stratified randomly, consisted of (380) faculty members. The descriptive survey approach was used in the current study. To achieve the study's objectives, a questionnaire was developed, and its validity and reliability were verified. The results showed that the degree of availability of the prevailing innovation climate in global virtual universities in light of the variables of incentives and employee engagement was moderate. The study results also revealed statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) due to the gender variable in favor of males. There were no statistically significant differences due to the variable of college type, and no statistically significant differences due to the variable of academic rank. In light of these results, the study recommended that global virtual universities pay utmost attention to the innovation climate, stimulating the conduct of studies and research from time to time to identify the conditions of faculty members working there and the nature of the problems they face at the economic, social, and psychological levels within the university work environment.