Volunteer and coordinator perspectives on managing women volunteers

Leonard, R; Onyx, J; Hayward-Brown, H

Volunteer and coordinator perspectives on managing women volunteers

Leonard, R Onyx, J

Hayward-Brown, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2004, 15 (2), pp. 205 - 219
Issue Date:: 2004-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Leonard, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Onyx, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-833X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayward-Brown, H	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2004, 15 (2), pp. 205 - 219	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1048-6682	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5238
dc.description.abstract	Recent changes in Australia, such as the new public management and national competition policy, have affected the way that human services are provided and have complicated the role of volunteer coordinators. However, because volunteers are free to choose their level of contribution, it is the volunteers’ perspective that is the ultimate yardstick against which their coordination is assessed. The aim of the research examined here was a deeper understanding of women volunteers’ and their coordinators’ views of their work. The research was conducted within a qualitative paradigm, employing individual and focus group interviews. The analysis identified eight areas of concern for volunteers around their management. The analysis of the coordinators’ interviews revealed three coordination styles-horizontal, nurturing, and managerial-of which the managerial was most in conflict with the volunteers’ perspective. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nonprofit Management and Leadership	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/nml.62	en_US
dc.title	Volunteer and coordinator perspectives on managing women volunteers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	15	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	15	en_US

Abstract:

Recent changes in Australia, such as the new public management and national competition policy, have affected the way that human services are provided and have complicated the role of volunteer coordinators. However, because volunteers are free to choose their level of contribution, it is the volunteers’ perspective that is the ultimate yardstick against which their coordination is assessed. The aim of the research examined here was a deeper understanding of women volunteers’ and their coordinators’ views of their work. The research was conducted within a qualitative paradigm, employing individual and focus group interviews. The analysis identified eight areas of concern for volunteers around their management. The analysis of the coordinators’ interviews revealed three coordination styles-horizontal, nurturing, and managerial-of which the managerial was most in conflict with the volunteers’ perspective. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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