Where do i belong? Volunteer attachment in a complex organization

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-220

  Hustinx, Lesley ^a   Handy, Femida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational complexity; Red Cross; Volunteer attachment; Volunteer loyalty; Volunteer management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449125917     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643100902769129     Document Type: Article

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