Why volunteer, time to volunteer? A case study from swimming

Burgham, Matthew; Downward, Paul

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“…Thus, the finding is in accordance with the literature conceptualizing a relationship between unemployment and voluntary work [34]. However, this study is among the first to provide empirical evidence of this relationship using data on the organizational and community level since previous research was limited to the individual level and identified drivers of individual volunteering [36]. The negative effect implies that the higher the unemployment in the community, the smaller are volunteer problems among clubs.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…On the other hand, employed people have higher opportunity costs and are, therefore, expected to be less likely to volunteer. These arguments were supported in previous research documenting a negative relationship between working time and volunteering: individuals working full-time were less likely to volunteer than individuals without employment or those only working part-time [36,37]. However, once the decision to volunteer was positive, full-time work was positively associated with volunteering hours, i.e., individuals working full-time were volunteering more hours [36].…”

Section: Community-level Effects On Organizational Resources Of Sportsupporting

confidence: 74%

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How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

Wicker

Breuer

2015

IJFS

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Abstract:In many Western countries, local community sport clubs are important providers of leisure, sport, and social programs. These sport clubs are nonprofit organizations, which operate in an increasingly challenging environment. This study considers a club's direct local environment, i.e., the community the club is located in. The open systems model and the resource dependence represent the theoretical framework. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the financial and economic environment in the community on the resource situation of sport clubs (human, infrastructure, and financial resources). The empirical evaluation is undertaken using data from a nationwide survey of non-profit sport clubs in Germany (organizational level; n = 19,345), which are combined with secondary data on community characteristics (community level; n = 3153). Given the hierarchical data structure, multi-level analyses are applied. The results show that volunteer problems are smaller among clubs in communities with high unemployment. Facility and financial problems are greater in large communities. Sport clubs located in communities that could break even were also more likely to break even themselves. The findings show that resource problems are not necessarily due to poor club management, since higher-level (community) factors significantly affect the resource situation of sport clubs too.

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How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

Wicker

Breuer

2015

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“…Volunteers were in particular concerned with performing a rewarding activity Burgham and Downward (2005) synthesized in the following paragraphs. Studies on the individual level (or microlevel) dealt with (1) economic approaches such as the theory of human capital (Becker, 1962;Mincer, 1974) and the economic theory of behavior (Becker, 1976), (2) sociological perspectives including the theory of social capital (e.g., Coleman, 1988), role theory (Parsons, 1951), and social exchange theories (Homans, 1958;Thibault & Kelley, 1959), and (3) psychological standpoints such as motivation theories (Herzberg, 1968;Herzberg, Mausner, & Snyderman, 1959;Maslow, 1987) or psychological contract theory (Argyris, 1960;Levinson, 1962).…”

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A multi-level framework for investigating the engagement of sport volunteers

Wicker

Hallmann

2013

European Sport Management Quarterly

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Previous research has extensively investigated the drivers of the decision to volunteer on an individual level. As volunteering usually occurs within an institutional context (e.g., sport club and sport event), the characteristics of the institution must also be considered; however, they have been largely neglected in previous research. A review of the literature on both levels reveals both theoretical and methodological shortcomings which this paper attempts to address. The individual and institutional perspectives are combined resulting in a multi-level framework for the investigation of the drivers of volunteer engagement. Drawing on the heterodox approach and the concept of organizational capacity, the framework consists of an individual and an institutional level. Suggestions for indicators and statistical modeling (multi-level analysis) are provided. The suggested multi-level framework and the multi-level analysis can open new perspectives for research on volunteers in sport.

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“…Many studies, such as those reviewed in the motivation literature in section 2.1, do not investigate its relevance at all, or subsume its impact within generalised concepts such as the love of sports, or retaining links with clubs. Burgham and Downward (2005), however, identified a strong influence of volunteers' previous participation in swimming, as well as the current participation of their children, in determining the decision to volunteer and the duration of the activity. Finally, based on small-scale qualitative research, Cuskelly and O'Brien (2012) identified that the psychological and social connection of the former players can underpin the transition to become a volunteer.…”

Section: Sports Engagementmentioning

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Event and club volunteer potential: the case of women’s rugby in England

Koutrou

Downward

2015

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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Volunteering in sports is typically associated with sports-club systems or sport events. The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of harnessing volunteer activity in different contexts, as a result of previous sports club volunteering experience and to establish what determines the decision to volunteer and to continue volunteering. This is important for government policy, given the current objectives to promote a 'Big Society' and reduce public expenditure. A total of 168 volunteers involved in women's rugby in England completed a web-based survey. Factor analysis was employed to summarise volunteers' satisfaction with their experience.The analysis yielded six reliable factors of volunteers' satisfaction. Regression analysis was then applied to identify which aspects of satisfaction, which motivations, how much previous sports engagement and which socio-demographic characteristics had an impact on actual volunteering for the women's rugby world cup, and future plans for volunteering in a rugby club at a rugby event, or at other sport events. Regression results provide statistical support for the transfer of volunteer efforts across activities. Thus, the UK government may meet its objectives to stimulate a Big Society and widen community engagement through sport volunteering, by acknowledging that social mobility varies between and within 2 sports and is determined by the experiences, interests, motives and characteristics of both the individual volunteers and Voluntary Sport Organisations (VSOs).

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Why volunteer, time to volunteer? A case study from swimming

Cited by 43 publications

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How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

A multi-level framework for investigating the engagement of sport volunteers

Event and club volunteer potential: the case of women’s rugby in England

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