Organizational, Motivational, and Cultural Contexts of Volunteering : The European View /

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 sourc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Güntert, Stefan T. (Author), Wehner, Theo (Author), Mieg, Harald A. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
Subjects:	Positive psychology. Industrial sociology. Social service. Psychology, Industrial. Quality of life. Positive Psychology. Sociology of Work. Social Work. Organizational Psychology. Quality of Life Research. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.