Schlesinger, Torsten; Egli, Benjamin; Nagel, Siegfried (2013). ‘Continue or terminate?’ Determinants of long-term volunteering in sports clubs. European Sport management quarterly, 13(1), pp. 32-53. London: Taylor & Francis 10.1080/16184742.2012.744766
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This study analyzed the determinants underlying sports club volunteers' tendencies to continue or terminate their long-term commitment to volunteering in order to help sports clubs improve their volunteer management. Their risk of terminating was viewed in terms of subjective expectations and evaluations (satisfaction) regarding club-related working conditions and normative commitments (solidarity) to the sports club. These relationships were tested empirically with an online questionnaire of 441 sports club volunteers in a selection of 45 Swiss sports clubs. Results showed that the constructs orientation toward collective solidarity and volunteer job satisfaction correlated positively with long-term volunteering commitment. The effect of the former was stronger than that of the latter. Volunteers with a higher orientation toward collective solidarity were unlikely to terminate their voluntary engagement in their club. The discussion presents recommendations to help clubs retain volunteers.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Sociology and Management |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schlesinger, Torsten, Egli, Benjamin, Nagel, Siegfried |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
1618-4742 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Siegfried Nagel |
Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2014 09:27 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/16184742.2012.744766 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
volunteer; long-term commitment; sport club; job satisfaction |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.39062 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/39062 |
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