Principi, Andrea; Chiatti, Carlos; Lamura, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) May, pp. 704-722
Italy (n=279), for a total sample size of 860 subjects. Findings – Altruistic motivations are found to be more important for …. Older volunteers engaged in selfless activities are more driven by altruistic motivations, especially in Germany and Italy …’ emotional gratification goals are pursued especially in Italy, whereas the desire to pursue new knowledge is greater for younger …