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Despite the millions of hours donated to charity each year by employees on behalf of their employers there has been relatively little research into the motives for such pro-social behavior. The current paper extends Peterson’s (2004, Journal of Business Ethics 49, 371) study by exploring a unique form of employee volunteerism identified as intra-organizational, or employer-sanctioned volunteerism, and uniting the heretofore distinct charity support and organizational citizenship behavior literatures. Results of a preliminary study revealed that employee participation in such intra-organizational volunteer programs is motivated by charity, firm, and personal benefits. Managerial and research implications are presented.
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Peloza, J., Hassay, D.N. Intra-organizational Volunteerism: Good Soldiers, Good Deeds and Good Politics. J Bus Ethics 64, 357–379 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-005-5496-z
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