The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis

Swierzy P, Wicker P, Breuer C (2018)
Sport Management Review 21(3): 307-320.

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Swierzy, Philipp; Wicker, PamelaUniBi; Breuer, Christoph
Abstract / Bemerkung
As volunteerism occurs in an organizational context, both individual factors and organizational characteristics affect (potential) volunteers in sports clubs. Whereas a number of researchers have studied individual-level determinants, knowledge on the role of organizational-level factors is limited. Based on the concept of organizational capacity, in the present study, the authors investigate whether and how human resources, financial, and structural capacities of sports clubs influence individual voluntary engagement. Using data from German football and track and field clubs (n = 296) and their members (n = 1222), the effects of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement within two subsamples, adult members and parents of underage members, are examined. The results of multi-level mixed effects regression analyses show that all capacity dimensions are significantly associated with voluntary engagement of both adult members and parents of underage members. A larger number of members and a greater share of volunteers reduce the amount of time a volunteer devotes to voluntary work; adult members are less likely to volunteer when their club has a balanced budget; and strategic planning increases the likelihood of individuals to volunteer informally. Overall, the results support the notion that the organizational context is more relevant to volunteering of adult members than individual characteristics and equally relevant to parents of underage members. Managerial implications to facilitate volunteering, such as shifting club goals towards youth development and sports for all provision, are discussed.
Stichworte
Multi-level model; Volunteer; Nonprofit sports organization; Football; Track and field
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Zeitschriftentitel
Sport Management Review
Band
21
Ausgabe
3
Seite(n)
307-320
ISSN
1441-3523
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2942649

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Swierzy P, Wicker P, Breuer C. The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis. Sport Management Review. 2018;21(3):307-320.
Swierzy, P., Wicker, P., & Breuer, C. (2018). The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis. Sport Management Review, 21(3), 307-320. doi:10.1016/j.smr.2017.08.001
Swierzy, Philipp, Wicker, Pamela, and Breuer, Christoph. 2018. “The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis”. Sport Management Review 21 (3): 307-320.
Swierzy, P., Wicker, P., and Breuer, C. (2018). The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis. Sport Management Review 21, 307-320.
Swierzy, P., Wicker, P., & Breuer, C., 2018. The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis. Sport Management Review, 21(3), p 307-320.
P. Swierzy, P. Wicker, and C. Breuer, “The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis”, Sport Management Review, vol. 21, 2018, pp. 307-320.
Swierzy, P., Wicker, P., Breuer, C.: The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis. Sport Management Review. 21, 307-320 (2018).
Swierzy, Philipp, Wicker, Pamela, and Breuer, Christoph. “The impact of organizational capacity on voluntary engagement in sports clubs: A multi-level analysis”. Sport Management Review 21.3 (2018): 307-320.
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