The reality of scientific production of faculty members in accounting departments in faculties of economics in Libyan universities

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the reality of the scientific production of faculty members in the accounting departments in the faculties of economics in Libyan universities. To achieve this goal, the descriptive analytical approach was used in conducting the study, and in order to obtain the data necessary for the study, a questionnaire was designed and distributed to the sample members, which is represented There are 60 permanent faculty members in the accounting departments in the Faculties of Economics and Commerce, Al-Marqib University, and the Faculty of Economics, Asmarya University, at a rate of 30 forms for each, and 31 forms were retrieved, with a recovery rate of 52%. After analyzing the results statistically, a set of results was obtained, the most important of which were: that the average annual scientific production for each faculty member in the accounting departments amounted to (0.31) research/year/member, and (0.23) scientific papers/year/member, and there are no Scientific production of the members of the faculty sample from books by authorship or translation, that is, the total annual average of scientific production for the sample members of the faculty members in the accounting departments amounted to (0.54) scientific production/year/member, which is equivalent to one scientific production every two years. The most important motive for the scientific production of faculty members in the accounting departments is to obtain scientific promotion; The obstacles to scientific production facing faculty members in accounting departments were great; And that there are no statistically significant differences in the average views of faculty members in the accounting departments in faculties of economics about the reality of scientific production due to the variables: college, academic qualification, academic degree, and years of experience. In conclusion, the researcher presented a set of suggestions and recommendations that may help the relevant authorities in reducing the severity of the difficulties and obstacles related to scientific production that face faculty members.