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題名 The Effects of Individual Risk Propensity on Volunteering
作者 董祥開
Dong, Hsiang-Kai Dennis
貢獻者 公行系
關鍵詞 risk propensity;volunteering;liability waiver
日期 2015
上傳時間 8-Jan-2016 17:14:09 (UTC+8)
摘要 Serving as a volunteer is gratifying and rewarding, but by nature it is also considered a risky decision. Volunteering risk may come from the lack of sufficient training, asymmetric information between volunteers and managers, and the lack of support and protection from nonprofit organizations. Abundant studies discuss volunteering behaviors based on demographics. However, people`s decisions are mainly determined by their own preferences rather than demographic differences. Accordingly, this study hypothesizes that individual risk propensity is an important predictor for volunteering behaviors. Using a nationally representative data set, this study finds that risk-accepting individuals are more likely to volunteer than their risk-averse peers. Also, the former tend to volunteer more frequently than the latter once they decide to be part of the volunteer labor force. Several managerial implications and volunteer recruitment strategies for nonprofit organizations are discussed.
關聯 Nonprofit Management & Leadership,26(1),5-18
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nml.21139
dc.contributor 公行系
dc.creator (作者) 董祥開zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Dong, Hsiang-Kai Dennis
dc.date (日期) 2015
dc.date.accessioned 8-Jan-2016 17:14:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 8-Jan-2016 17:14:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 8-Jan-2016 17:14:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/80477-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Serving as a volunteer is gratifying and rewarding, but by nature it is also considered a risky decision. Volunteering risk may come from the lack of sufficient training, asymmetric information between volunteers and managers, and the lack of support and protection from nonprofit organizations. Abundant studies discuss volunteering behaviors based on demographics. However, people`s decisions are mainly determined by their own preferences rather than demographic differences. Accordingly, this study hypothesizes that individual risk propensity is an important predictor for volunteering behaviors. Using a nationally representative data set, this study finds that risk-accepting individuals are more likely to volunteer than their risk-averse peers. Also, the former tend to volunteer more frequently than the latter once they decide to be part of the volunteer labor force. Several managerial implications and volunteer recruitment strategies for nonprofit organizations are discussed.
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dc.relation (關聯) Nonprofit Management & Leadership,26(1),5-18
dc.subject (關鍵詞) risk propensity;volunteering;liability waiver
dc.title (題名) The Effects of Individual Risk Propensity on Volunteering
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1002/nml.21139
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nml.21139 en_US