When a Volunteer Fits: Motivational Effects through the Self-Determination Theory

Purpose: Volunteers give their time freely, in contrast to employees who also work for financial reasons. Therefore, feelings of fit may be even more important to retain volunteers than for employees. Yet, fit has scarcely been investigated in volunteers. Using a two-wave survey study, we investiga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holtrop, Djurre, Gagné, Marylène, Dunlop, Patrick, Soo, Christine
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75893