Employer‐supported volunteering benefits: Gift exchange among employers, employees, and volunteer organizations
基于礼物交换理论，研究雇主支持的志愿服务福利如何促进雇主、员工与志愿组织之间的交换关系，发现该福利与员工志愿服务时长正相关，并影响员工对技能获取、工作成功和雇主认可的感知。
Abstract Using gift exchange theory to explain the growing trend of employers offering employer‐supported volunteering (ESV) benefits, this article discusses the creation of exchange relationships between the employer and employee and between the volunteer organization and employee. Hypotheses derived from the employee's perspective are tested with a nationally representative sample of volunteers (n=3,658). Findings suggest that ESV benefits are positively related to hours volunteered by the employee. Volunteer hours predict employee perceptions of skill acquisition, and such perceptions are positively related to perceptions of job success and employer recognition. We discuss the implications of these findings for business, employees, and volunteer organizations, with an emphasis on human resource management policy and practice. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.