Prioritization of Factors Impacting Lecturer Research Productivity Using an Improved Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach

Improving the scientific research productivity of lecturers is an important strategy contributing to improving reputation universities, attracting external funding sources, and credibility both domestic international students. This study was carried out with aim determining priority university’s governance factors that affect lecturers’ productivity. Six university were considered, including (i) objectives strategies, (ii) decentralization, (iii) leadership, (iv) support for activities, (v) policy towards lecturers, (vi) resources activities. In this study, improved analytic hierarchy process method using generalized triangular fuzzy numbers a centroid index proposed. The data collected via in-depth interviews experts administrators at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU). results indicate “resources activities” constitute most factor affecting VNU, followed by strategies leadership.