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- Title
Transformational Leadership and Volunteer Firefighter Engagement.
- Authors
Mayr, Marcel Lee
- Abstract
This study explores the relationship between transformational leadership and volunteer firefighter engagement. Using responses from 213 volunteer firefighters, structural equation modeling reveals a positive relationship between transformational leadership and volunteer engagement, which is mediated by both group identification and perceived social impact. In addition, higher volunteer engagement is positively related to a firefighter's intention to continue volunteering and to recruit others. Taken together, the results indicate that transformational leaders achieve positive volunteer outcomes by strengthening the organizational ties of volunteers and by connecting volunteers with the prosocial impact of their work. Theoretical implications for transformational leadership research in volunteer settings as well as practical recommendations for a sustainable volunteer management are provided.
- Subjects
TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership; VOLUNTEER fire fighters; VOLUNTEER service -- Social aspects; MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTEERS; STRUCTURAL equation modeling
- Publication
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 2017, Vol 28, Issue 2, p259
- ISSN
1048-6682
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/nml.21279