Journal article
The motivation of volunteers: Australian surf lifesavers
Australian Journal on Volunteering, Vol.13(1), pp.17-28
2008
Abstract
Volunteers play a crucial role in contributing to the nation's economy. The media has helped to underscore the successful roles played by volunteers in national sporting competitions such as the Sydney Olympics and Melbourne Commonwealth Games. However, a larger contribution of volunteers to everyday Australian organisations goes relatively unnoticed and understudied, especially with respect to the motivation of volunteer workers. What are the individual drivers that sustain this effort made continuously in Australian organisations? This paper focuses on exploring the drivers of motivation among volunteers in Australian Surf Lifesaving. The results support the primacy of intrinsic factors and the supporting role of extrinsic factors as organisational resources and practices common to several motivation theories.
Details
- Title
- The motivation of volunteers: Australian surf lifesavers
- Authors
- J Hall (Author) - Queensland Department of Communities and Disability ServicesPeter Innes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Publication details
- Australian Journal on Volunteering, Vol.13(1), pp.17-28
- Publisher
- Volunteering Australia
- Date published
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1325-8362
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 Volunteering Australia. Reproduced here with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449855002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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