Retention of festival volunteers: Management practices and volunteer motivation

Many volunteers in different festival organisations within the hospitality industry begin with great excitement, but slowly lose interest. This might be due to poor volunteer management practices that result in decreased motivation among volunteers, and with the consequences of them leaving the orga...

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Published in:	Research in Hospitality Management
Main Authors:	Diane Zievinger, Frans Swint
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2018-06-01
Subjects:	festival volunteers festival organisations perceived volunteer management practices volunteer motivation volunteer retention
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2018.1553374

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