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Employer-supported volunteering benefits: gift exchange among employers, employees, and volunteer organizations

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  • Booth, Jonathan E.
  • Park, Kyoung Won
  • Glomb, Theresa M.

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Using gift exchange theory to explain the growing trend of employers offering employer-supported volunteering (ESV) benefits, this article discusses the creation of exchange relationships between the employer and employee and between the volunteer organization and employee. Hypotheses derived from the employee's perspective are tested with a nationally representative sample of volunteers (n=3,658). Findings suggest that ESV benefits are positively related to hours volunteered by the employee. Volunteer hours predict employee perceptions of skill acquisition, and such perceptions are positively related to perceptions of job success and employer recognition. We discuss the implications of these findings for business, employees, and volunteer organizations, with an emphasis on human resource management policy and practice.

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  • Booth, Jonathan E. & Park, Kyoung Won & Glomb, Theresa M., 2009. "Employer-supported volunteering benefits: gift exchange among employers, employees, and volunteer organizations," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 30020, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    employer-supported volunteering; employer-supported volunteer programs; volunteer; nonprofit; human capital; socioeconomic achievement; compensation and benefits; training and development; strategic HR;
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    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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