The three-stage model of volunteers' duration of service

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 627-642

  Chacón, Fernando ^a   Vecina, Maria Luisa ^a   Dávila, María Celeste ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioral intention; Motivations; Organizational commitment; Role identity; Satisfaction; Service duration; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548331681     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2007.35.5.627     Document Type: Article

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