Leading Associations

Abstract

Leaders make vital contributions to the survival and success of civic associations. Organization leaders deliberate over and select group structures, strategies, and tactics (Ganz 2009; Morris 1984; Polletta 2002), shape collective action frames (Morris and Staggenborg 2003), and identify opportunities and mobilize resources (Zald and McCarthy 1987). They do the work required to launch and sustain programs, engage active participants, and expand recognition (

An Investigation of Factors Influencing Environmental Volunteering Leadership and Participation Behaviors

“…Indeed, organizational and/or situational variables are argued to better predict volunteering activity than individual motivations or attitudes (Cnaan & Cascio, 1998), and incorporating their analysis into studies on volunteering behavior is a common theme in the literature (Hustinx et al, 2010). For example, one of the few studies that has explored environmental volunteer leadership as a unique behavior found that organizational factors related to sharing work and accomplishing common goals were linked to higher behavioral commitment to volunteer leadership for the environmental group, the Sierra Club (Baggetta et al, 2013). Furthermore, research on volunteer leadership in social movement groups more generally demonstrates that while individual characteristics are important, organizational characteristics can be more powerful predictors of leadership behavior (Dorius & McCarthy, 2011).…”

“…Volunteering sustains a large proportion of environmental movement nonprofit organizations (Gulliver et al, 2020), many of whom also rely on volunteer leaders. These volunteer leaders are individuals who engage in leadership behaviors on a voluntary basis and play a crucial role in inspiring others to participate in and support grassroots nonprofit organizations (Baggetta et al, 2013; Curtin & McGarty, 2016). This study investigates the predictors of environmental volunteer behaviors to enhance our understanding of the drivers of voluntarism in environmental nonprofit organizations.…”

الدور الاستراتيجي للقيادة الملتزمة في تعزيز سلوك المواطنة التنظيمي دراسة استطلاعية في جامعة الكوفة / النجف الاشرف

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Objective: To know the nature of the relationship between leadership committed to its dimensions (psychological commitment, behavioral commitment) and organizational citizenship behavior with its dimensions (altruism, conscience, sportsmanship, courtesy, civic virtue).Design / Methodology: The study was conducted at the University of Kufa on a sample of (99) respondents, including leaders at the University of Kufa, where it was relied on (Baggetta, et al, 2013) to measure the dimensions of committed leadership, and on (Habeeb, 2019) to measure the dimensions of citizenship behavior The study also used the questionnaire as a main tool for data collection and processing through a set of statistical methods, including (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, path factor) and extracting the results using the computer program (Smart PLS).Results: There is a significant effect relationship between committed leadership and organizational citizenship behavior, which indicates that the presence of committed leadership within the organization in question is necessary because committed leadership helps to enhance the performance of working individuals and create a work environment characterized by cooperation and participation.

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“…Design / Methodology: The study was conducted at the University of Kufa on a sample of (99) respondents, including leaders at the University of Kufa, where it was relied on (Baggetta, et al, 2013) to measure the dimensions of committed leadership, and on (Habeeb, 2019) to measure the dimensions of citizenship behavior The study also used the questionnaire as a main tool for data collection and processing through a set of statistical methods, including (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, path factor) and extracting the results using the computer program (Smart PLS).…”