Volunteer Value Creation and Distribution: A Systematic Literature Review
系统梳理146篇学术文献,从微观、中观、宏观三个层面分析志愿者价值的类型与受益者,呼吁关注非营利部门及价值分配公平。
Volunteers play a central role in contemporary society, yet the value created through their contributions remains fragmented across academic literatures. Drawing on a systematic literature review of 146 academic articles, this study provides a comprehensive overview of volunteer value. It addresses the proliferation of terms used to describe value, changes in the volunteering landscape, and the expanding range of value recipients. The review conceptualizes volunteer value distribution across three analytical levels—micro, meso, and macro—and identifies a broad set of value types and recipients. In doing so, it advances research on volunteer value creation and distribution. This article calls for greater inclusion of the nonprofit sector in volunteer value research, increased attention to uneven value distribution among recipients, and further investigation into how volunteer value equity can be promoted.