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dc.contributor.authorGüntert, Stefan T.
dc.contributor.authorWehner, Theo
dc.contributor.authorMieg, Harald A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T15:08:52Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T15:08:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifierONIX_20220413_9783030928179_15
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54020
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpringerBriefs in Psychology
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMA Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints::JMAN Humanistic psychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBL Sociology: work and labouren_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social worken_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMJ Occupational and industrial psychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issuesen_US
dc.subject.otherVolunteer work
dc.subject.otherWork-life-balance
dc.subject.otherPsychosocial resources
dc.subject.otherSustainable engagement
dc.subject.otherJoy of working
dc.subject.otherCultural differences
dc.subject.otherNational differences
dc.subject.otherVolunteering
dc.subject.otherSocial inclusion
dc.titleOrganizational, Motivational, and Cultural Contexts of Volunteering
dc.title.alternativeThe European View
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-92817-9
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5
oapen.relation.isbn9783030928179
oapen.imprintSpringer International Publishing
oapen.pages65
oapen.place.publicationCham


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