Career professional who volunteer: Should their motives be accepted or managed?

In: Nonprofit management & leadership, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 107-123

Abstract

AbstractCareer professionals, such as business executives who devote their time and talents to committee work in voluntary organizations, are highly valued as volunteers. These professionals have a variety of motives for adding volunteer work to their demanding schedules. Should volunteer agency administrators accept and reward these motives indiscriminately, or should they try to mold them to conform to agency values? The answer, according to this study, is yes to both alternatives, depending on whether the aim is to improve these volunteers' attitudes or their performance.