Volunteer Retention
The Importance of Organisational Support and Psychological Contract Breach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042861 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arlene Walker (0000-0003-1310-9729, Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus, corresponding author), Rebecca Accadia (Barrett Consulting Group), Beth M Costa (Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus), Beth Costa (0000-0001-8888-3888, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1059-1069 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.21827 |
| OpenAlex | W2545409454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 30 |
Volunteer organizations face issues related to the retention of volunteers, not unlike those found in the paid workforce; however, management and authority structures and practices are different. In previous research, support factors and psychological contracts have been found to contribute to retention of employees. Few studies of volunteers have investigated the appropriateness of these variables. Survey data from 721 Australian volunteers from diverse organizations were analyzed to learn to what degree perceived organizational support, coworker support, and psychological contract breach explained volunteer intention to remain, having controlled for age and tenure. Psychological contract breach explained much more of the variance in volunteer intention to remain than tenure, coworker support, or perceived organizational support. The relationship between psychological contract breach and volunteer intention to remain is similar to that found in the paid workforce, despite the differences in management in the 2 sectors
Business · Organizational commitment · Perceived organizational support · Political science · Psychological contract · Public relations · Variance (accounting) · Volunteer · Workforce · Accounting · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
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Organizational socialization of volunteers
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Prosocial Behavior
New hire perceptions of their own and their employer's obligations
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |