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Organizational, Motivational, and Cultural Contexts of Volunteering : The European View / by Stefan T. Güntert, Theo Wehner, Harald A. Mieg.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Güntert, Stefan T.
- Series:
- SpringerBriefs in Psychology, 2192-8371
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Positive psychology.
- Industrial sociology.
- Social service.
- Psychology, Industrial.
- Quality of life.
- Positive Psychology.
- Sociology of Work.
- Social Work.
- Organizational Psychology.
- Quality of Life Research.
- Local Subjects:
- Positive Psychology.
- Sociology of Work.
- Social Work.
- Organizational Psychology.
- Quality of Life Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 65 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This open access book offers a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of volunteer work: it examines motivational factors and questions of corporate organization and the social environment. In particular, this is the first book to present volunteer work in detail as a psychosocial resource and a source of well-being that should not be overused or abused. The book is based on the authors' 15 years of research into volunteer work in Europe. It provides clear instructions on designing volunteer work tasks, and on where boundaries must be respected. The findings include insights into cultural and national differences, and offer practical advice on the organization of volunteer work. This book answers questions like: How do we understand voluntary work? How essential is it that this kind of work remains unpaid and carried out by so-called laypersons with special motives? And what follows from this for the interaction between voluntary work and professionalized, paid employment? The analysis draws on perspectives from wellbeing research, organizational and industrial studies, social work, and related social sciences.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Definition of volunteer work and a model of volunteer activity
- Chapter 2: Volunteer work as a matter of motivation
- Chapter 3: Volunteer work as an organizational task
- Chapter 4: Volunteering as a psychosocial resource
- Chapter 5: Volunteer work from an international perspective
- Chapter 6: Practical Implications.
- ISBN:
- 3-030-92817-9
- OCLC:
- 1309070162
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