Research and technological competencies predicting faculty success

Technology plays a pivotal role in faculty research success, which positively impacts academia and society. The technological adaptation model (TAM) was used to predict how faculty research competence and technological competence for doing research related to their success. Survey data were collected from 336 faculty who were working at North American universities recruited via social media. This study found that faculty research and technological competencies varied significantly based on their demographic characteristics. Faculty research competencies, technological competencies, attitude towards doing research, and success had a positive and moderate level of correlation. A structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that faculty research success was positively and significantly predicted by faculty attitude in conducting research, and faculty technological competencies significantly predicted faculty research activity. The findings suggest universities can offer need-based training for faculty to improve their competencies in research and ensure the latest technology for research, which may increase faculty research success.