Company support for employee volunteerism: Does size matter?
This article examines the relationship between company size and support for employee volunteering. Based on organizational ecology and organizational stages theory, the study hypothesizes that larger versus smaller companies demonstrate greater formalization and codification of their support for employee volunteering. Similarly, larger versus smaller companies use employee volunteering efforts more strategically; this finding is consistent with a need to justify decisions. These outcomes in turn impact the nature of volunteering and the organizations benefiting from such programs. Survey data from a size-stratified sample of 990 randomly selected Canadian businesses indicates that large companies support employee volunteerism in a more formalized and strategic manner than small companies. This behavior includes having formal policies and programs, as well as exercising greater influence over the causes which benefit from employee volunteering. Additionally, large companies are more likely to tie other forms of charitable support to employee volunteering. The article discusses how the more formalized approach of large companies may impact society.
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2011
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Authors: | Basil, Debra ; Runte, Mary ; Basil, Michael ; Usher, John |
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Journal of Business Research. - Elsevier, ISSN 0148-2963. - Vol. 64.2011, 1, p. 61-66
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Volunteerism Company-supported volunteerism Corporate volunteerism Corporate social responsibility Organizational ecology Organizational stages theory Nonprofits |
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