Caveat Voluntas: Exploring the Dark Side of Volunteering
Academics have mainly focused on the positive consequences of volunteering. This paper explores its potential negative side through a review of literature and a preliminary analysis of interviews with 14 current or past volunteers working at the Vienna Red Cross.
Citation:
Stefan Suppanschitz, Verena Gruber, and Jonathan Deschenes (2016) ,"Caveat Voluntas: Exploring the Dark Side of Volunteering", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44, eds. Page Moreau, Stefano Puntoni, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 761-761.
Authors
Stefan Suppanschitz, Viena University, Austria
Verena Gruber, HEC Montreal, Canada
Jonathan Deschenes, HEC Montreal, Canada
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44 | 2016
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