Browsing by Subject "Volunteers"

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    It’s not all the same: Implemented and perceived HR practices in the volunteer context
    (Sage, 2021-01-25) Walk, Marlene; Scott, Charity; Littlepage, Laura
    Being strategic and intentional in the management of volunteers is increasingly important to tackle volunteer retention and improve other volunteer outcomes. Drawing on strategic human resource management (SHRM), this inductive study utilizes qualitative data from interviews to explore how volunteers in a large youth organization perceive HR practices of training and recognition. Volunteer accounts are supplemented with focus group data from front-line staff to capture how HR practices are implemented. Findings indicate a disconnect between implemented and perceived HR practices in some, but not all, areas. Inconsistent and unintentional communication was the main driver for negative volunteer perceptions.
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    Next generation -- the key to sustainable health care?
    (TEDxIndianapolis (http://www.tedxindianapolis.com/), 2014-10-21) Oruche, Ukamaka M.
    This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Volunteers from the United States commit thousands of hours in medical missions annually to people across the globe. I’ve led volunteers to Nigeria for 10 years. How to provide sustained health care services over the long haul is our most difficult challenge. A shift from short-term to long-term provision of health care services is needed. Fully engaging the next generation of adults in the United States and the recipient countries is the key to this effort. Their openness to cultural diversity and fresh ideas will be critically important to ensuring sustainable health care.