It’s Not All the Same: Implemented and Perceived HR Practices in the Volunteer Context

Being strategic and intentional in the management of volunteers is increasingly important to tackle volunteer retention and improve other volunteer outcomes. Drawing on strategic human resource management (SHRM), this inductive study utilizes qualitative data from interviews to explore how volunteer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of public personnel administration 2022-09, Vol.42 (3), p.492-513
Hauptverfasser: Walk, Marlene, Scott, Charity, Littlepage, Laura
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Being strategic and intentional in the management of volunteers is increasingly important to tackle volunteer retention and improve other volunteer outcomes. Drawing on strategic human resource management (SHRM), this inductive study utilizes qualitative data from interviews to explore how volunteers in a large youth organization perceive HR practices of training and recognition. Volunteer accounts are supplemented with focus group data from front-line staff to capture how HR practices are implemented. Findings indicate a disconnect between implemented and perceived HR practices in some, but not all, areas. Inconsistent and unintentional communication was the main driver for negative volunteer perceptions.
ISSN:0734-371X
1552-759X
DOI:10.1177/0734371X21994631