TY - JOUR
T1 - Encouraging Volunteering in Nonprofit Organizations
T2 - The Role of Organizational Inclusion and Volunteer Need Satisfaction
AU - Huang, Yan
AU - Bortree, Denise Sevick
AU - Yang, Fan
AU - Wang, Ruoxu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2020/3/14
Y1 - 2020/3/14
N2 - Using self-determination theory as a framework, this study examined the relationship between perceived organizational inclusion, volunteer need satisfaction, and future behavioral intentions. A national survey of 428 volunteers found that when volunteers feel more included in the workplace, they experience higher need satisfaction, which leads to greater behavioral intentions toward the organization. Additionally, a path analysis found that some of the personal dimensions of inclusion (i.e., decision-making, information networks, and participation) predicted volunteer need satisfaction (i.e., competence, relatedness, and autonomy). All dimensions of need satisfaction predicted future behavioral intentions. There was a significant indirect effect of volunteering inclusion on behavioral intentions through need satisfaction. Results suggest that nonprofit organizations should encourage need satisfaction of their volunteers, and this can be accomplished in part through creating an inclusive environment. Other important theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - Using self-determination theory as a framework, this study examined the relationship between perceived organizational inclusion, volunteer need satisfaction, and future behavioral intentions. A national survey of 428 volunteers found that when volunteers feel more included in the workplace, they experience higher need satisfaction, which leads to greater behavioral intentions toward the organization. Additionally, a path analysis found that some of the personal dimensions of inclusion (i.e., decision-making, information networks, and participation) predicted volunteer need satisfaction (i.e., competence, relatedness, and autonomy). All dimensions of need satisfaction predicted future behavioral intentions. There was a significant indirect effect of volunteering inclusion on behavioral intentions through need satisfaction. Results suggest that nonprofit organizations should encourage need satisfaction of their volunteers, and this can be accomplished in part through creating an inclusive environment. Other important theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/10495142.2019.1589624
DO - 10.1080/10495142.2019.1589624
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078113133
SN - 1049-5142
VL - 32
SP - 147
EP - 165
JO - Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing
JF - Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing
IS - 2
ER -