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Altruists or Egoists? Retention in Stipended Service
Author(s) -
Mesch Debra J.,
Tschirhart Mary,
Perry James L.,
Lee Geunjoo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.9101
Subject(s) - remuneration , affect (linguistics) , employee retention , psychology , service (business) , sample (material) , social psychology , business , marketing , communication , chemistry , finance , chromatography
Abstract This study examines stipended volunteers—those volunteers who engage freely in a helping activity within a formal organizational structure but receive some type of remuneration for their services. Based on a sample of AmeriCorps members from three states, we identify several motivational, demographic, and individual factors that affect retention of stipended volunteers. We conclude that retention depends more on instrumental career‐related factors than on altruistic motivation or meaningfulness of the service.