As universities strive to raise their academic rank through the quality and quantity of scholarship in order to maintain\ntheir competitive edge and funding sources, faculty face pressure to increase number of publications and externally funded\nresearch (or project proposals). There are many challenges that make it difficult for faculty to meet a universityâ??s research\ndemand, such as increased work load in academia, teaching large-size classes of students, and other strict university deadlines\nrelated to book ordering, scheduling classes, posting grades, etc. Faculty work group conflicts, faculty incivility, and dwindling\ngrant/research funding add to faculty stress. In order to promote scholarship in academia, administrative support, collaborative\nwork environments, mentoring, and appropriate appraisal systems are needed to enable faculty to bemore productive and satisfied.
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