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Record Nr.

UNINA9910555237503321

Autore

Güntert Stefan T

Titolo

Organizational, motivational, and cultural contexts of volunteering : the European view / / Stefan T. Güntert, Theo Wehner, Harald A. Mieg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022

ISBN

3-030-92817-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 65 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

WehnerTheo

MiegHarald A

Soggetti

Voluntarism - Europe

Humanistic psychology

Sociology: work & labour

Social work

Occupational & industrial psychology

Social issues & processes

Voluntaris

Psicologia humanística

Voluntariat

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.