'I'm not Doing It for the Company' -Examining Employee Volunteering Through Employees' Eyes

Cook, Joanne; Burchell, Jon; Thiery, Harriet; Roy, Taposh

Abstract

This article contributes to research on Employee Volunteering (EV) by focusing on the experiences of individuals in order to address the current over-emphasis upon collective organisational outcomes. Drawing on qualitative research with employees and Corporate Social Responsibility managers across seven companies, it demonstrates why employees' experiences are central to understanding the complex mechanisms that link EV with organisational outcomes. The article reveals how both positive and negative organisational outcomes are influenced by the complex relationship between personal motivations and employees' volunteering experiences-within their organisation and within their community-combined with their broader reflexive interpretation of their employing organisation and its values.

Citation

Cook, J., Burchell, J., Thiery, H., & Roy, T. (in press). 'I'm not Doing It for the Company' -Examining Employee Volunteering Through Employees' Eyes. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221114309

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 27, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Aug 4, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 5, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 5, 2022
• Journal: Nonprofit and Voluntary SectorQuarterly
• Print ISSN: 0899-7640
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221114309
• Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; Employee volunteering; Micro-CSR; Volunteer motivations; Volunteer environment
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4024544