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Mega sports events volunteering : journeys with a past, a present and a future

Tomazos, Konstantinos and Luke, Sheila Ellis (2015) Mega sports events volunteering : journeys with a past, a present and a future. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26 (4). pp. 1337-1359. ISSN 0957-8765

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this research is to explore volunteer involvement at a mega-sports event (MSE) using the metaphorical volunteer journey as a lens. It responds to a call for research to provide insight into the background of MSE volunteers (Baum and Lockstone 2007). This need has arisen from past studies of volunteer involvement generating large lists of expectations and motivations through a predominantly survey based approach. The context used for this study is the Frontrunner pre-event volunteer programme for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and a narrative approach is applied allowing the volunteer experience to be considered from both the individual and group perspectives. The stories suggest that the individuals arrive at volunteering at Glasgow 2014 as a result of a dynamic process informed by the pragmatist school of thought. The stories also highlight the underlying meaning of volunteers’ involvement through consideration of past lived experiences.

    Item type:Article
    ID code:55797
    Notes:The final publication is available at Springer via http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11266-014-9484-8
    Keywords:mega-event volunteers, narrative, volunteer involvement, Management. Industrial Management, Earth-Surface Processes, Geography, Planning and Development
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:08 Mar 2016 11:28
    Last modified:05 Jun 2019 01:25
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/55797
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