TY - JOUR
T1 - A conceptual framework for motivation factors influencing researchers' use of academic web profiles
AU - Galili, Iris Brun
AU - Skov, Mette
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Purpose: This article provides insight into researchers' use of academic web profiles and an understanding of how the influencing factors highlighted in the literature interact with each other, affecting researchers' motivation to use web profiles. Design/methodology/approach: Based on motivation theory and literature related to the use of online profile platforms and academic web profiles, the authors present a conceptual framework for motivation factors influencing researchers' use of academic web profiles. The authors use qualitative interviews with researchers to explore and enrich the conceptual framework. Findings: The conceptual framework of researchers' motivation space shows the relationships and influences between internal and external motivation in connection to three main categories (Identity and professional goals, Organisation and guidelines, Platforms and technology) and 12 more specific aspects of motivation that all play a role in choices regarding academic online profiles and platforms. Personality also plays an important role in itself – and not always in support of professional goals or workplace guidelines. Originality/value: The study shows that a holistic perspective is necessary to understand the high degree of complexity in terms of researchers' motivation to use academic online profiles, and the presented conceptual framework can be used to understand and activate motivation factors.
AB - Purpose: This article provides insight into researchers' use of academic web profiles and an understanding of how the influencing factors highlighted in the literature interact with each other, affecting researchers' motivation to use web profiles. Design/methodology/approach: Based on motivation theory and literature related to the use of online profile platforms and academic web profiles, the authors present a conceptual framework for motivation factors influencing researchers' use of academic web profiles. The authors use qualitative interviews with researchers to explore and enrich the conceptual framework. Findings: The conceptual framework of researchers' motivation space shows the relationships and influences between internal and external motivation in connection to three main categories (Identity and professional goals, Organisation and guidelines, Platforms and technology) and 12 more specific aspects of motivation that all play a role in choices regarding academic online profiles and platforms. Personality also plays an important role in itself – and not always in support of professional goals or workplace guidelines. Originality/value: The study shows that a holistic perspective is necessary to understand the high degree of complexity in terms of researchers' motivation to use academic online profiles, and the presented conceptual framework can be used to understand and activate motivation factors.
KW - Academic social networking sites
KW - Academic web profiles
KW - Motivation theory
KW - Research management system
KW - Researcher
KW - Workplace motivation
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U2 - 10.1108/JD-07-2022-0149
DO - 10.1108/JD-07-2022-0149
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85150790478
SN - 0022-0418
VL - 79
SP - 1285
EP - 1305
JO - Journal of Documentation
JF - Journal of Documentation
IS - 5
ER -