Corporate Volunteering and Employee Engagement: Bringing externalities to the workplace
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Noting the limited empirical evidence on corporate volunteering (CV) and employee engagement, this study draws on Kahn’s engagement theory to investigate different dimensions of CV program design to increase employee CV participation and engagement in the workplace. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is employed to analyze responses from 299 corporate volunteers. Findings suggest that volunteers find more meaningfulness from helping others than developing themselves in CV, while meaningfulness increases CV participation and employee engagement. Core self-evaluation influences psychological availability positively, which further increases CV participation and employee engagement. Psychological safety built on perceived organizational support has a direct impact on CV participation, but an indirect impact on employees’ engagement in workplace. Our results imply that by cautiously addressing these dimensions, companies could bring positive externalities into the workplace to better leverage the full potential of their employees.
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83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
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2023
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0065-0668
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Boston, MA, USA
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Academy of Management
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10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11730abstract