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The Psychological Profile of the Romanian Volunteer

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  • Amelia Boros
  • Nicoleta GUDANESCU-NICOLAU

    (Hyperion University Bucharest, Romania, Associate researcher – Institute of National Economy-The Romanian Academy)

  • Andreea APOSTU

    (Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Anca CRISTEA

    (The Institute of National Economy)

Abstract

The scientific work emphasizes the importance of volunteering as social activity in Romanian society and presents the main aspects that motivates a person to became volunteer. The aspects presented here are part of a detailed study coordinated by the authors in order to discover and use the psychological resorts that moves the people to help others, to become better, social responsible and to increase as a finality of the process the quality of the human capital in Romania. The scientific work is based on a questionnaire and on a statistical analysis that reveals the level of social involvement, personal and professional motivation and finally the morality of the individuals in the volunteering activities. The conclusions leave place for the continuation of the study but also for the improvement of the volunteering domanin in Romania in the European and global context as well as the changes that have to be made in the people mentality even if they have to learn how to help others. The study will have the finality in a Volunteer’s Guide that should contain the main directions and skills that have to acquire a person involved in this kind of actions.

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  • Amelia Boros & Nicoleta GUDANESCU-NICOLAU & Andreea APOSTU & Anca CRISTEA, 2018. "The Psychological Profile of the Romanian Volunteer," Romanian Journal of Economics, Institute of National Economy, vol. 47(2(56)), pages 106-124, Decembre.
    • Handle: RePEc:ine:journl:v:47:y:2018:i:56:p:106-124
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    Keywords

    volunteer; volunteering; psychology; motivation; social responsibility;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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