Work and volunteering: longitudinal relationships between work-related experiences and volunteering behaviour

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Lup, D. and Booth, J. 2019. Work and volunteering: longitudinal relationships between work-related experiences and volunteering behaviour. British Journal of Industrial Relations. 57 (3), pp. 599-623. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12421
TypeArticle
TitleWork and volunteering: longitudinal relationships between work-related experiences and volunteering behaviour
AuthorsLup, D. and Booth, J.
Abstract

This study examines the effect of work-related experiences on employees’ engagement in community volunteering, using data from a British longitudinal panel of employees. Using a novel analytical approach that separates variation in volunteering due to within-person changes in work conditions from variation due to between-person work differences, we more robustly test existing and new hypotheses about the effects of work on volunteering. New to this literature, we find that commuting and satisfaction with job experiences are significant predictors of community volunteering, both the likelihood to volunteer and volunteering frequency. In turn, volunteering determinants previously explored with cross-sectional data, such as managerial and professional jobs, employment sector and hourly-paid contracts are no longer statistically significant in the within-person models. We discuss a number of important theoretical and practical consequences of these findings.

PublisherWileyBlackwell
JournalBritish Journal of Industrial Relations
ISSN0007-1080
Electronic1467-8543
Publication dates
Online12 Jun 2018
Print02 Aug 2019
Publication process dates
Deposited16 May 2018
Accepted07 May 2018
Output statusPublished
Accepted author manuscript
Copyright Statement

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lup, D. and Booth, J.E. (2019), Work and Volunteering: Longitudinal Relationships between Work‐Related Experiences and Volunteering Behaviour. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 57: 599-623. doi:10.1111/bjir.12421, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12421. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12421
LanguageEnglish
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