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  • Social Psychology
  • Volunteer Management
  • Sport Event Management

Background:

  • Episodic volunteers are crucial for mega sport events.
  • Understanding factors influencing their continued participation is vital for event legacy.
  • Social Identity Theory provides a framework for examining volunteer motivation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mediating roles of organizational commitment and commitment to beneficiaries.
  • To examine the relationship between relational job design and future volunteer intentions.
  • To test perceived organizational support as a moderator.

Main Methods:

  • Survey data collected from 617 episodic volunteers at the 7th CISM Military World Games.
  • Regression-based analyses were employed to test the hypothesized relationships.
  • Participants completed online questionnaires regarding their volunteer experience.

Main Results:

  • Relational job design positively predicted future volunteer intentions, mediated by organizational commitment.
  • Relational job design also positively predicted commitment to beneficiaries.
  • Perceived organizational support moderated the relationship between relational job design and commitment to beneficiaries, with a stronger effect at high support levels.

Conclusions:

  • Organizational commitment is a key factor linking job design to sustained volunteerism.
  • Enhancing relational job design and perceived support can foster stronger commitment among episodic volunteers.
  • These findings offer practical strategies for improving volunteer retention and creating lasting event legacies.