It Ain't Natural Toward a New (Natural) Resource Conceptualization for Volunteer Management

This article presents a new conceptualization of volunteerism as a natural resource. The authors propose that volunteer energy can be understood as a human-made, renewable resource that can be grown and recycled, and whose continuation and volume of flow can be influenced by human beings positively...

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Published inNonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 564 - 581
Main Authors Brudney, Jeffrey L., Meijs, Lucas C. P. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2009
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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Human resource management
Studies
Volunteers
commons
volunteer
natural resource
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Summary:This article presents a new conceptualization of volunteerism as a natural resource. The authors propose that volunteer energy can be understood as a human-made, renewable resource that can be grown and recycled, and whose continuation and volume of flow can be influenced by human beings positively as well as negatively. Based on this conceptualization, we describe the major features of volunteer energy and suggest that a new regenerative approach is necessary for the field to fully embrace it. We develop the new approach and contrast it with the traditional instrumental approach to volunteer management.
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ISSN:0899-7640
1552-7395
0899-7640
DOI:10.1177/0899764009333828