Factors Important to Success in the Volunteer Long-Term Care Ombudsman Role

Gerontologist, The - Tập 44 Số 1 - Trang 116-120 - 2004
H. Wayne Nelson1, Karen Hooker, Kimberly N. DeHart, John A. Edwards, Kevin Lanning
1Department of Health Science, Towson University, MD 21252-0001, USA.

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Abstract

This study found that the satisfaction of one state's largely older volunteers' altruistic, affiliation, and self-improvement motives corresponded to increased organizational loyalty and better performance across several dimensions. Younger volunteers served for shorter periods and were more highly motivated by the “self-improvement” need. Altruism and organizational loyalty emerged as particularly important motivations.

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