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The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction

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The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction. / Benevene, Paula ; Buonomo, Ilyria ; West, Michael.
In: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 11, 602466, 30.11.2020.

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Benevene, P, Buonomo, I & West, M 2020, 'The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, 602466. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.602466

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Benevene, P., Buonomo, I., & West, M. (2020). The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 602466. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.602466

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Benevene P, Buonomo I, West M. The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 Nov 30;11:602466. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.602466

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Benevene, Paula ; Buonomo, Ilyria ; West, Michael. / The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment : The role of volunteer satisfaction. In: Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 ; Vol. 11.

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title = "The relationship between leadership behaviors and volunteer commitment: The role of volunteer satisfaction",
abstract = "Despite the relative scarcity of studies on the impact of leadership styles on satisfaction and commitment of volunteers within nonprofit organizations, this relationship plays a crucial role in fostering sustained volunteerism and volunteers{\textquoteright} well-being. A questionnaire was administered to more than 200 volunteers involved in delivering social service in nonprofit organizations from Central and Northern Italy. The questionnaire contained the Volunteer Satisfaction Index, the sub-scale on Affective Commitment of the Organizational Commitment Scale, (Allen & Meyer, 1990)(Allen & Meyer, 1990)(Allen & Meyer, 1990)and two sub-scales of the Key Leadership Behaviors, namely: Helping people to grow and lead, and Enabling learning and innovation. Socio-demographic data were collected as well. Findings reveal that leaders{\textquoteright} actions oriented towards the enablement of learning and innovation have an effect on volunteers{\textquoteright} affective commitment, through the full mediation of volunteer satisfaction. Leaders{\textquoteright} actions oriented towards the growth and empowerment of volunteers, instead, did not show significant relationships with volunteer satisfaction and affective commitment. ",
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