Staff motivation in the voluntary sector - a comparison between YFU Germany and YFU Finland
Piedziak, Jessica (2021)
Piedziak, Jessica
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052110250
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052110250
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The presented thesis investigates the topic of motivation in nonprofit organizations, firstly against the theoretical background and then by means of a survey.
Different motivational theories such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs or Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation build the first part of the theoretical basis. In the second part, a closer look is taken at the exclusive features of a nonprofit organization. The center of this thesis is the survey which was conducted among volunteers who engage in an organization called Youth For Understanding in Germany and in Finland. Some background information on the organization is given, before looking at the applied methodology and most importantly the results of the survey. These are compared based on the countries.
As assumed in the first place, the motivation of volunteers is mostly driven by intrinsic factors and it does not differ regarding the countries separately. Overall, the results do not show any significant differences among the two countries.
Different motivational theories such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs or Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation build the first part of the theoretical basis. In the second part, a closer look is taken at the exclusive features of a nonprofit organization. The center of this thesis is the survey which was conducted among volunteers who engage in an organization called Youth For Understanding in Germany and in Finland. Some background information on the organization is given, before looking at the applied methodology and most importantly the results of the survey. These are compared based on the countries.
As assumed in the first place, the motivation of volunteers is mostly driven by intrinsic factors and it does not differ regarding the countries separately. Overall, the results do not show any significant differences among the two countries.