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    Are all my volunteers here to help out? Clustering events volunteers by their motivations

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    Authors
    Lockstone-Binney, L.
    Holmes, Kirsten
    Smith, K.
    Baum, T.
    Storer, C.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Lockstone-Binney, L. and Holmes, K. and Smith, K. and Baum, T. and Storer, C. 2015. Are all my volunteers here to help out? Clustering events volunteers by their motivations. Event Management. 19 (4): pp. 461-477.
    Source Title
    Event Management: an international journal
    DOI
    10.3727/152599515X14465748512605
    ISSN
    1943-4308
    School
    School of Marketing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22525
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Posed as a question that an event organizer might contemplate in terms of how best to attract and retain event volunteers, this study adds to the event volunteering literature by cluster analysing volunteers sampled at four sports events using items from the Special Event Volunteer Motivation Scale (SEVMS). The 28 items were first subjected to Exploratory Factor Analysis resulting in four factors (Solidary, Purposive, External Traditions/Commitments, and Spare Time), followed by a two-step clustering procedure and a series of post hoc tests to describe and validate the clusters. As a result of this procedure, three distinct clusters were formed: the Altruists, Socials, and Indifferents. The Altruists and Socials were primarily driven by two distinct internal factors, which respectively represented the Purposive and Solidary factors. The Indifferents appeared to be pushed into volunteering by external forces, rather than intrinsic motivations. Validation revealed that the Indifferents were significantly less satisfied with their volunteer experience than the other two clusters and were also less likely to volunteer in the future. Across the four events sampled, there were distinct patterns of cluster representation, with one event in particular substantially overrepresented by the more negatively inclined Indifferents. The management and research implications of these findings are discussed.

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