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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Kuan, Choi Mio; Kong, Siew-Huat
- Title
- The motivation of NGO leaders in Macau
- Journal Name
- Euro Asia Journal of Management
- Pub. Info
- Jun. 2007, Vol.17, No.1, pp. 41-60
- Abstract
- Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that motivate Non-governmental Organization (NGO) leaders in civic activities participation using the volunteer functions inventory (VFI) model, which operationalises the functional approach to motivation on volunteerism. The VFI model suggests six motivational factors, namely career, enhancement, protective, social, understanding and values. According to the findings, the first three motivation factors ranked by the respondents were understanding, values and enhancement, and the least importarnt factor was protective. When further test was carried out, business or career related and non business or career related NGO participants showed differences in the protective and values factors, the comparison of respondents with age 43 or below and with age 44 or above also showed similar differences; while for the subgroup of male versus female participants, results showed that protective was the only motive factor that reveal gender differences in NGO participation. In addition, it also showed that the satisfaction obtained from NGO participation can be predicted by the understanding factor, participants also tend to increase the number of NGOs they join when they are motivated by the enhancement and social factors but they will be discouraged to do so if motivated by the protective factor. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. Characteristics of NGO 3. Literature review 3.1. Functions served by volunteerism 3.2. The volunteer functions inventory 4. Methodology 4.1. Respondents 4.2. Method 5. Results 5.1. Sample profile 5.2. Evaluation of hypotheses 6. Discussion 7. Conclusions 7.1. Limitations of the study 7.2. Implication for practice 7.3. Recommendations Tables: 1. Functions served by volunteering (clary et al., 1998) 2. Demographics of the sample (N=99) 3. Mean and T-test results of business or career related vs non business or career related on their motivations to participate in NGOs 4. Mean and T-test results of male vs female on their motivations to participate in NGOs 5. Mean and T-test results of respondents' age with 43 or below vs 44 or above on their motivations to participate in NGOs 6. Results of regression on the satisfaction obtained from NGO partcipation and the motivational factors 7. Results of regression on the relationship between the numbers of NGO participation and the motivational factors