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NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 259-270Publisher
WILEY PERIODICALS, INC
DOI: 10.1002/nml.21279
Keywords
group identification; perceived social impact; referral intention; transformational leadership; volunteer engagement; volunteer firefighter
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- Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
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This study explores the relationship between transformational leadership and volunteer firefighter engagement. Using responses from 213 volunteer firefighters, structural equation modeling reveals a positive relationship between transformational leadership and volunteer engagement, which is mediated by both group identification and perceived social impact. In addition, higher volunteer engagement is positively related to a firefighter's intention to continue volunteering and to recruit others. Taken together, the results indicate that transformational leaders achieve positive volunteer outcomes by strengthening the organizational ties of volunteers and by connecting volunteers with the prosocial impact of their work. Theoretical implications for transformational leadership research in volunteer settings as well as practical recommendations for a sustainable volunteer management are provided.
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