Altruists or Egoists? Retention in Stipended Service

Mesch, Debra J.; Tschirhart, Mary; Perry, James L.; Lee, Geunjoo

doi:10.1002/nml.9101

Cited by 43 publications

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“…The validation of this hypothesis is consistent with previous work because the literature shows that satisfaction is a critical element in retaining volunteers (Costa et al 2006;Cuskelly and Auld 2000b;Hager and Brudney 2004;Kim et al 2007;Mesch et al 1998;Watson and Abzug 2005). In our study, volunteers are satisfied so their intention of stay is high.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Volunteering for a Lifetime? Volunteers’ Intention to Stay in Portuguese Hospitals

Ferreira

Proença

2014

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Volunteering for a Lifetime? Volunteers’ Intention to Stay in Portuguese Hospitals

Ferreira

Proença

2014

Voluntas

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“…These findings support previous research which identified motive fulfillment as a crucial aspect to retaining existing volunteers (Clary & Snyder, 1999;Finkelstein, 2008). However, it must be noted that while volunteer research often suggests individuals volunteer for altruistic reasons, it could be volunteers are presenting their motives as values based because this is a socially accepted reason for engaging in volunteer work, when in reality their motives are not as altruistic (Francies, 1983;Mesch et al, 1998). Thus, there may be some degree of social desirability bias in the present study, as well as in other volunteer motivation studies.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Exploring the Motives and Retention Factors of Sport-For-Development Volunteers

Peachey

Lyras

Cohen

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Due to the importance of volunteers within the sport industry, there have been increased efforts to determine the motivation behind these acts of volunteerism. However, most research has focused on volunteers with professional sporting events and organizations, and very few studies have investigated volunteer motivations behind sport-for-development initiatives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivation of volunteers who chose to take part in the World Scholar-Athlete Games, a multinational sport-for-development event, and to identify factors related to their retention. This qualitative study was guided by the functional approach to volunteer motivation. Results revealed volunteers were motivated by values, social, understanding, career and self-enhancement factors. In addition, volunteers whose initial motivations for volunteering were satisfied continued to donate time to the event year after year. Implications for theory and practice, as well as future research directions, are discussed.

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“…Some of AmeriCorps' problems lie in the inability of CNS staff to adequately monitor local programs and effectively assess service outcomes. This "leakage of accountability" (Milward 1996) exacerbates the problems inherent in a Swiss Army knife policy approach to national service. Yet the Swiss-Army knife nature of the program also has yielded a rich environment for experiential learning at all levels of the policy implementation process.…”

Section: Instrumental Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%