The Hidden Contributions of Local Staff When Hosting International Development Volunteers

Fee, A

The Hidden Contributions of Local Staff When Hosting International Development Volunteers

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Citation:: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, pp. 089976402199524-089976402199524

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dc.contributor.author	Fee, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0598-0776
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-02T04:52:01Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-02T04:52:01Z
dc.identifier.citation	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, pp. 089976402199524-089976402199524
dc.identifier.issn	0899-7640
dc.identifier.issn	1552-7395
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146624
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p> This exploratory study identifies what additional work-roles local staff take on when their organization hosts a long-term international development volunteer, and explains why they do this. Analyzing interview data from a sample of local employees in Vietnamese organizations, the study identifies five work-roles: two that buttressed “volunteer and organization readiness” (preparing and orienting) and three that facilitated “volunteer performance” (translating, advocating, and mediating). These roles, often outside the formal work-role and expertise of the local employees, added to their cognitive and emotional loads and to a large extent went unrecognized by their employers. They were motivated by a combination of personal benefit (notably, opportunities to learn) and reciprocity norms that appear influenced, in part, by respondents’ cultural conditioning. The implications of this for volunteer-involved organizations, volunteers, and locals are discussed. </jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0899764021995245
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1503 Business and Management, 1605 Policy and Administration, 1607 Social Work
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration
dc.title	The Hidden Contributions of Local Staff When Hosting International Development Volunteers
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
utslib.for	1607 Social Work
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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dc.date.updated	2021-03-02T04:51:59Z
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Abstract:

This exploratory study identifies what additional work-roles local staff take on when their organization hosts a long-term international development volunteer, and explains why they do this. Analyzing interview data from a sample of local employees in Vietnamese organizations, the study identifies five work-roles: two that buttressed “volunteer and organization readiness” (preparing and orienting) and three that facilitated “volunteer performance” (translating, advocating, and mediating). These roles, often outside the formal work-role and expertise of the local employees, added to their cognitive and emotional loads and to a large extent went unrecognized by their employers. They were motivated by a combination of personal benefit (notably, opportunities to learn) and reciprocity norms that appear influenced, in part, by respondents’ cultural conditioning. The implications of this for volunteer-involved organizations, volunteers, and locals are discussed.

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