Abstract:
This study sought to examine the factors that influ
ence research productivity among business
academic staff in selected universities in Kenya. S
urvey research design was employed in this study.
Questionnaire was used to collect information from
277 (70.2% male and 29.8% female) university
business academic staff. The information was analys
ed by SPSS (Version 15) which generated
descriptive statistics. Factor analysis was used fo
r data reduction, identification and description of
the
major factors influencing research productivity as
noted by respondents. The results from this study
indicate that personal career development factors f
orm the main factor influencing research
productivity among business academic staff in Kenya
. The conclusion made from this study is that the
business academic staff’s research productivity is
heavily dependent on appropriate skills in research
methodology. The main recommendation is for the dev
elopment and enhancement of national and
institutional research policies to guide and manage
research in Kenya with clear provisions for
improvement of research methodology skills for the
business faculty.