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- Title
Volunteer Motivation and Reward Preference: An Empirical Study of Volunteerism in a Large, Not-For-Profit Organization.
- Authors
Phillips, Laura C.; Phillips, Mark H.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the aspects of volunteerism and the value of volunteers in nonprofit organizations. It states that volunteers are regarded as one of the most important resources in educational, religious and community service associations providing benefits to society by rendering services and creating social connections among diverse community members. It examines the motivation and reward preferences of these unpaid workers of which could increase their commitment and influence volunteer performance. These symbolic rewards include gratitude letters, publicity and appreciation dinners. Suggestions on how organization managers improve volunteer motivation are also offered.
- Subjects
VOLUNTEER service; VOLUNTEER workers in social services; SOCIAL participation; MOTIVATION (Psychology); REWARD (Psychology); COMMITMENT (Psychology); NONPROFIT organizations; COMMUNITY services; NONPROFIT sector
- Publication
SAM Advanced Management Journal (07497075), 2010, Vol 75, Issue 4, p12
- ISSN
0749-7075
- Publication type
Article