Unlocking the power of job design in sports: a systematic review and future research agenda

Loghmani, Mohsen; Sotiriadou, Popi; Doyle, Jason

doi:10.1080/14413523.2023.2261659

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“…This groundbreaking work has prompted volunteer managers to place greater emphasis on incorporating relational job design strategies. They are working diligently to facilitate closer connections between volunteers and beneficiaries, thus enhancing the volunteers’ sense of fulfillment and impact ( Alfes et al, 2015 ; Munjal et al, 2021 ; Loghmani et al, 2024 ). In a novel approach, our study seeks to ascertain the relevance of relational job design for episodic volunteers, further contributing to the understanding of volunteer motivations and behaviors.…”

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Potential impact of relational job design on future intentions of episodic volunteers in major sport events

Su,

Li,

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionBased on Social Identity Theory, this study hypothesized the parallel mediating roles of organizational commitment, and commitment to beneficiaries, in the relationship between relational job design and future volunteer intentions among episodic volunteers at a mega sport event. Perceived organizational support was tested as a moderator of this relationship.MethodsParticipants were 617 episodic volunteers (35.7% male and 64.3% female) at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, who completed online questionnaires.ResultsRegression-based analyses indicated that relational job design positively predicted future volunteer intentions through organizational commitment. Although the results did not indicate a mediating role of commitment to beneficiaries, relational job design was still shown to positively predict commitment to beneficiaries. Furthermore, the association between relational job design and commitment to beneficiaries was moderated by perceived organizational support, such the effect was stronger when perceived organizational support was high.DiscussionThe results have practical implications for strengthening episodic volunteers’ intentions to participate in future mega sport events, creating a legacy of volunteerism.

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Relational job design is an important management practice that might influence episodic volunteers’ future intentions ( Loghmani et al, 2024 ). The concept of relational job design was developed in the paid employment context and refers to a job’s structural properties that enable employees to connect with others ( Grant, 2007 ).…”

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confidence: 99%