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Running head: VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT WEEK 4
Volunteer Assignment Week 4
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Week 4: Volunteer Reward and Recognition Programs
This section reviews a 15-page article on rewarding volunteers effectively and affordably
on the perspective of egoism and altruism. This study examines the reasons for individuals to
volunteer and focuses on motivation and the role that rewards play in retaining volunteers. The
article begins by reviewing past researches on the effectiveness of reward systems in
organizations by scrutinizing earlier reaches on altruism and egoism as factors that trigger
individuals to volunteer. According to the article, egoism is said to motivate behavior for selfenhancing and enrichment of a volunteer, while altruism is a selfless form of motivation (Phillips
& Phillips, 2011).
This particular research recruited 613 participants through emails. The participants were
asked whether rewards defined their ratings as volunteers with their specific organizations. They
were also asked whether highly rated rewards carried significant meaning to their capacity as
volunteers. The "analysis of variance" method was applied in rating participants' preferences in
regard to the issue of rewards. Recruitment and retention of volunteers is a continuous challenge
because of the complexities involved in rating volunteers. The study established the decision to
volunteers is extremely personal, and individuals may opt to volunteer in a certain capacity but
bore different reasons for taking the direction (Phillips & Phillips, 2011). There is a significantly
huge variance in rewards ratings for distinct individuals because of the initial motive of a person
deciding to volunteer.
This study has its weaknesses because it only focused on one organization. This,
therefore, means that findings from the study should be generalized with a lot of caution because
individuals have varying purposes for volunteering as it depends on the nature of services offered
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in an organization. Furthermore, certain specific factors associated with the organization could
have influenced the opinions of the participants, therefore compromising the outcomes of the
research. Also, the list of rewards presented to participants might have omitted items they
considered valuable therefore affecting the ratings of volunteers. The accuracy of this research
also depends exclusively on the ability of the respondents to identify their motivation and
willingness to respond with honesty. This means that bias could influence the outcome of this
research. The research, however, achieved its purpose of demystifying factors that trigger
individuals to take up volunteer roles in organizations by trying to gather their opinions.
This article offers a good basis for understanding factors that motivate individuals to
participate in volunteer programs. Rewards of various kinds are the leading factors for volunteer
participation in non-profitable organizations and could further contribute in retaining volunteers.
However, the motive and attitude of an individual becoming a volunteer in a particular
organization determines their length of stay, activeness and output for the responsibilities they
offer. The cutting edge in the act of volunteering is determined by the effectiveness and
affordability of the volunteer program to the respective organization. Organizations that are in
need of volunteers have to weigh their reward systems to ensure that they do not spend heavily
on rewarding volunteers. Volunteering as a practice should revitalize its intended purposes and
decide the actual rewards required by the organization to attract and retain volunteers while
achieving its goals and objectives.
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References
Phillips, L., & Phillips, M. (2011). Altruism, egoism, or something else: Rewarding volunteers
effectively and affordably. Southern Business Review, 36(1), 23-35.
Running head: VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS WEEK 2
Volunteer Assignments Week 2
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