‘I’m not doing it for the company’ – examining employee volunteering through employees’ eyes
‘I’m not doing it for the company’ – examining employee volunteering through employees’ eyes
This article contributes to research on employee volunteering (EV) by focusing on the experiences of individuals to address the current overemphasis upon collective organizational outcomes. Drawing on qualitative research with employees and corporate social responsibility managers across seven companies, it demonstrates why employees’ experiences are central to understanding the complex mechanisms that link EV with organizational outcomes. The article reveals how both positive and negative organizational outcomes are influenced by the complex relationship between personal motivations and employees’ volunteering experiences—within their organization and within their community—combined with their broader reflexive interpretation of their employing organization and its values.
Corporate Social Responsibility, employee volunteering, micro-CSR, volunteer environment, volunteer motivations
Cook, Joanne
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Burchell, Jon
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Thiery, Harriet
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Roy, Taposh
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Cook, Joanne
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Burchell, Jon
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Thiery, Harriet
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Cook, Joanne, Burchell, Jon, Thiery, Harriet and Roy, Taposh
(2022)
‘I’m not doing it for the company’ – examining employee volunteering through employees’ eyes.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
(doi:10.1177/08997640221114309).
Abstract
This article contributes to research on employee volunteering (EV) by focusing on the experiences of individuals to address the current overemphasis upon collective organizational outcomes. Drawing on qualitative research with employees and corporate social responsibility managers across seven companies, it demonstrates why employees’ experiences are central to understanding the complex mechanisms that link EV with organizational outcomes. The article reveals how both positive and negative organizational outcomes are influenced by the complex relationship between personal motivations and employees’ volunteering experiences—within their organization and within their community—combined with their broader reflexive interpretation of their employing organization and its values.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 June 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 August 2022
Published date: 4 August 2022
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Corporate Social Responsibility, employee volunteering, micro-CSR, volunteer environment, volunteer motivations
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/468280
ISSN: 0899-7640
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