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Motivation, commitment, and intentions of volunteers at a large Canadian sporting event

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Pages 523-556 | Published online: 21 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine volunteer motivation, commitment, and intentions to remain as volunteers at the 2005 BMO Canadian Women's Golf Championship. Volunteers (n = 647) responded to the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Mowday, Porter, & Steers, 1982), volunteer motivation questionnaire (Strigas & Jackson, 2003a), and qualitative questions regarding intention to remain volunteers. Results indicated that commitment was related to sport specific factors of the particular event; however, motivation to volunteer was associated with being part of the community. A number of factors and relationships between the variables and intentions to remain volunteering were identified. Descriptive statistics indicated that most of the volunteers intended to continue as golf volunteers (97.5%), would volunteer with other sport events (76.4%), and were likely to continue volunteering in general (83.3%). A variety of rationales were discussed. Understanding the factors that impact motivations and commitment, and the relationships between intentions and motivation/commitment to volunteer can help event organizers target volunteer recruitment and retention strategies.

Résumé

Le but de cette étude était d'examiner la motivation, l'engagement, et les intentions des bénévoles au championnat du golf féminin canadiennes de BMO en 2005. Les bénévoles (n = 647) ont répondu au questionnaire d'organisation d'engagement (Mowday, Porter, & Steers, 1982), questionnaire volontaire de motivation ((Strigas & Jackson, 2003a), et questions qualitatives concernant leurs intention de rester bénévolat. Les résultats ont indiqué que l'engagement est lié aux facteurs spécifiques du sport et de l'événement particulier, pendant que la motivation est aussi été associée à un élément communautaire. Un certain nombre de facteurs et de rapports entre les variables et les intentions de bénévole ont aussi été identifiées. Les statistiques descriptives indiquent que la plupart des participants ont l'intention de continuer leurs bénévolats durant la saison de golf (97.5%), elle explique aussi la possibilité du bénévolat pour d'autre événements sportifs (76.4%) et en général, la continuation du bénévolat (83.3%). Les facteurs qui influences les motivations et l'engagement, et les rapports entre l'intention et la motivation de bénévolat peuvent aider les organisateurs d'événement a géré leurs bénévolats et aussi a la création de nouvelles stratégies de recrutement.

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