Cook, J. and Burchell, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-5346 (2018) Bridging the Gaps in Employee Volunteering: Why the Third Sector Doesn't Always Win. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47 (1). pp. 165-184. ISSN 0899-7640
Abstract
Employee Volunteering (EV) schemes represent a cornerstone of many company Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies, being identified as a classic “win-win” situation in which businesses contribute significant resources into local communities while gaining a more skilled and engaged workforce and increased reputational benefits. This article questions the “win-win” scenario of EV arguing that existing research has focused predominantly upon the business–employee dimension while largely ignoring the role of third sector organizations engaging in these relationships. By focusing more directly on third sector experiences, the article identifies four “gaps” which place considerable constraints on the reach and impact of EV. It demonstrates the importance of not simply presuming a “win” for the third sector and the added value that can be gained from redirecting EV research toward the “business/nonprofit interface.”
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | employee volunteering; ESV; CSR; third sector; brokerage and infrastructure |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/K005332/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 May 2018 15:29 |
Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2021 09:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0899764017734649 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130352 |