Autonomous Motivation Stimulates Volunteers' Work Effort: A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Volunteerism

Voluntas

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-47

  Bidee, J ^a   Vantilborgh, T ^a   Pepermans, R ^a   Huybrechts, G ^a   Willems, J ^a   Jegers, M ^a   Hofmans, J ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Motivation; Self determination; Volunteering; Work effort

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; LABOR MARKET; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84872832287     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-012-9269-x     Document Type: Article

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