dc.contributor.convenor | Volunteering Australia | |
dc.contributor.author | Engelberg, Associate Professor Terry | |
dc.contributor.author | Skinner, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Zakus, Dwight | |
dc.contributor.editor | Sha Cordingley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-03T01:20:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-03T01:20:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.date.modified | 2008-10-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13047 | |
dc.description.abstract | The organisational commitment of volunteers has been identified as a key factor affecting
the organisation and delivery of community-based sport. However, research has primarily
focussed on commitment to the whole organisation overlooking the fact that volunteers can
develop commitments to various organisational targets. In this study we drew on Meyer and
Herscovitch’s (2001) general model of commitment to assess the commitment of volunteers
in Little Athletics centres in NSW to three targets: the centre, the work team, and the
volunteering role. An examination of the intercorrelations amongst the targets of commitment
indicated that the various commitment constructs were distinguishable. Commitment also
differed according to variables such as volunteer age, number of children enrolled and role
held within the centre. Consistent with Meyer and Herscovitch’s (2001) conceptualisation of
commitment, these findings indicate that volunteers may hold differing commitments to
targets other than the sporting organisation. Future research should focus on exploring the
relationship between targets of commitment and outcomes such as volunteer retention and
performance. Practical implications are also addressed. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 134860 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Volunteering Australia | |
dc.publisher.place | Melbourne | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename | Inaugural Research Symposium on Volunteering | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle | Inaugural Volunteering research symposium | |
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom | 2006-03-07 | |
dc.relation.ispartofdateto | 2006-03-08 | |
dc.relation.ispartoflocation | Melbourne | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 359999 | |
dc.title | Exploring the Commitment of Volunteers in Little Athletic Centres | |
dc.type | Conference output | |
dc.type.description | E1 - Conferences | |
dc.type.code | E - Conference Publications | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management | |
gro.rights.copyright | © The Author(s) 2006. The attached file is reproduced here with permission of the copyright owner[s] for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this conference please refer to Volunteering Australia website or contact the author[s]. | |
gro.date.issued | 2006 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Zakus, Dwight | |
gro.griffith.author | Skinner, James | |
gro.griffith.author | Engelberg, Associate Professor Terry PT. | |