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AbstractThis study examines whether instrumental considerations influence people's decision to start volunteering. Using social dilemma theory as a basis, the authors assume that the decision to start volunteering is contingent on whether a voluntary program will be successful in achieving a collective goal. The study's findings underscore the importance of anticipated success likelihood perceptions, which appear to have a major impact on potential volunteers' decision‐making process. Furthermore, social consensus beliefs relating to proximate referents have a more distinct impact than do social consensus beliefs relating to distant referents. Finally, the study reveals interesting gender‐specific differences. On the basis of the results from the empirical analysis, the study offers implications for management and avenues for further research.

Der öffentliche Sektor erfüllt seine Aufgaben dadurch, dass öffentliche und gemeinwirtschaftliche Unternehmen nach bestimmten Regeln festgelegte Budgets verausgaben, die unterschiedlich finanziert werden können - über öffentliche Einnahmen und Schulden. Die öffentliche Aufgabenerfüllung ist deshalb untrennbar mit ihrer Finanzierung über Steuern, Gebühren und Abgaben verbunden, welche die öffentlichen Finanzen zukünftig vor erhebliche Probleme stellen wird. Um diese Probleme zu lösen und das Vertrauen der Bürger in den öffentlichen Sektor zu stärken bzw. wiederzugewinnen, sind die Aspekte der A

In democratic environments, the integration of the public perspective is vital to the continuous legitimization and acceptance of publicly managed systems, as it justifies the organizations' existence for the stakeholders who provide the financial support. An integration of the public perspective in the design of innovative business models requires an identification of citizens' values to enable public managers and entrepreneurs to ascertain if their decisions have the potential to create value according to the public will. As healthcare in Germany is largely funded by the public, we asked the German public about crucial values in healthcare. Three value dimensions, 'proper organization', 'skilled treatment' and 'social principles', consisting of nine value categories, could be identified as potential guidelines.