Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough

Eller, Helene

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough
Authors:	Eller, Helene
et. al:	No
Published in:	Journal of Business and Economics
Volume(Issue):	4
Issue:	9
Page(s):	895
Pages to:	904
Issue Date:	2013
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Academic Star Publishing Company
ISSN:	2155-7950
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	361.763: Nonprofit organization
Abstract:	Volunteering is any activity in which time is given freely to benefit another person, group, or organization. The most obvious formal characteristic is the absence of pay. Volunteers gain their income from another job. Within nonprofit organizations volunteers perform work in different levels of organizations and tasks or jobs. They can work only for projects or act in long-term assistance, e.g., daily, weekly, or a longer period or they even lead such an organization in the function of a board member. Volunteers can assist paid staff as well as provide services like paid staff because of the absence of paid staff. The English language uses only one term for different assignments of volunteers in organizations even the meaning behind is very broad and not restricted. The German language on the contrary provides at least two different terms implicating different meanings when talking about volunteers “Freiwillige, Ehrenamtliche”, although the discussion about a common meaning is the same. The contribution of this paper is the idea of an advanced nomenclature for the term “volunteer” within an organizational context. It presents new terms for different groups of volunteers in relation to their commitment.
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Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Institute for Financial Management (IFI)
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Eller, H. (2013). Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough. Journal of Business and Economics, 4(9), 895–904. http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf

Eller, H. (2013) ‘Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough’, Journal of Business and Economics, 4(9), pp. 895–904. Available at: http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf.

H. Eller, “Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough,” Journal of Business and Economics, vol. 4, no. 9, pp. 895–904, 2013, [Online]. Available: http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf

ELLER, Helene, 2013. Volunteers within an organizational context-one term is not enough. Journal of Business and Economics [online]. 2013. Bd. 4, Nr. 9, S. 895–904. Verfügbar unter: http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf

Eller, Helene. 2013. “Volunteers within an Organizational Context-One Term Is Not Enough.” Journal of Business and Economics 4 (9): 895–904. http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf.

Eller, Helene. “Volunteers within an Organizational Context-One Term Is Not Enough.” Journal of Business and Economics, vol. 4, no. 9, 2013, pp. 895–904, http://www.academicstar.us/UploadFile/Picture/2014-6/201461485421474.pdf.