...Rokhima Rostiani; Nurul Indarti Purpose The objective of this study is to investigate how anthropomorphic perceptions of a film festival influence volunteers’ intention to continue volunteering. Specifically, it aims to understand the mediating roles of psychological proximity, psychological...

...Julie Cencula Olberding; Douglas J. Olberding Purpose This study examined the characteristics, motivations and satisfaction of volunteers for the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Weekend across a 10-year period. The purpose was to enhance our understanding of sport event volunteers, especially...

...Pam Kappelides; Shane Barry; Eunjung Kim; Liz Fredline; Graham Cuskelly Purpose This article assesses how the human management practices of recruitment, selection, orientation, training and recognition enacted by the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games impacted volunteers' experiences...

...Dr Caroline Jackson; Gillian Ragsdell; Allan Jepson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a British Academy funded project that investigated the knowledge sharing activities of volunteers within three Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) festivals. Design/methodology...

...Tracey J. Dickson; Angela M. Benson; F. Anne Terwiel Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare motivations of volunteers at two mega multi-sport events. Design/methodology/approach – The research used a quantitative research design to survey volunteers at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic...

...Paul Barron; Ivana Rihova Purpose Using the inaugural Edinburgh International Magic Festival (EIMF) as a case study, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the motivational factors prevalent in a group of young event and festival volunteers. Design/methodology/approach This paper will first...