Author(s)

Jianfang Zhang, Dr.Janaka and Xin Zhou

Corresponding Author

Jianfang Zhang

Abstract

The primary objective of this research is to identify the factors that influence faculty competency of applied universities which can be used in the recruitment, training, and evaluation of faculty to improve the overall performance of the university. The research questions and objectives are determined based on literature research. Based on Behavioral Event Interview and literature research, the hypotheses of faculty competency model was established and verified the model with multiple regression method by data analysis of SPSS and AMOS. Data are collected from the internet on a sample of 396 faculty members in applied university in China.

Keywords

Competency Model; Applied University; Faculty Competency; Individual Characteristic