Bridging the gaps in employee colunteering: Why the third sector doesn't always win

Cook, Joanne; Burchell, Jon

Abstract

Employee Volunteering (EV) schemes represent a cornerstone of many company Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies, being identified as a classic “win-win” situation in which businesses contribute significant resources into local communities while gaining a more skilled and engaged workforce and increased reputational benefits. This article questions the “win-win” scenario of EV arguing that existing research has focused predominantly upon the business–employee dimension while largely ignoring the role of third sector organizations engaging in these relationships. By focusing more directly on third sector experiences, the article identifies four “gaps” which place considerable constraints on the reach and impact of EV. It demonstrates the importance of not simply presuming a “win” for the third sector and the added value that can be gained from redirecting EV research toward the “business/nonprofit interface”.

Citation

Cook, J., & Burchell, J. (2018). Bridging the gaps in employee colunteering: Why the third sector doesn't always win. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(1), 165-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017734649

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 26, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Oct 11, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 11, 2017
• Journal: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0899-7640
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-7395
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 165-184
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017734649
• Keywords: Employee volunteering, ESV, CSR, Third sector, Brokerage, Infrastructure
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/453892
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0899764017734649
• Additional Information: This is the author's accepted manuscript of an article accepted for future publication in: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly.