scholarly journals Understanding the "lived Experience" of Sport Event Volunteers: Using the Hermeneutic Circle as a Guiding Conceptual Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Gellweiler ◽  
Nicholas Wise ◽  
Tom Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Hermeneutic Circle ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers

The Volunteer Experience in a Para-Sport Event: An Autoethnography

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik L. Lachance ◽  
Milena M. Parent
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Strong Sense ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers ◽  
Event Managers

Sport event volunteers have predominantly been examined in able-bodied events using quantitative methods. Studies examining the volunteer experience have focused on its relationship with different constructs, resulting in a siloed body of literature in which a holistic understanding of the volunteer experience remains poor. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between key constructs (satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and sense of community) and the first author’s (E.L. Lachance) volunteer experience in a para-sport event. The analysis of the narrative using a volunteer experience conceptual framework composed of the key volunteer constructs identified two themes: (a) the power of sense of community and (b) the volunteer role as a source of dissatisfaction. Contributions include the volunteer experience conceptual framework and the relationships between the four constructs and the volunteer experience. Event managers should implement strategies to create a strong sense of community to enhance their volunteers’ experience.

scholarly journals Exploring sense of community among small-scale sport event volunteers

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Kerwin ◽  
Stacy Warner ◽  
Matthew Walker ◽  
Julie Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers

scholarly journals PREDICTING THE BEHAVIORAL DEPENDABILITY OF SPORT EVENT VOLUNTEERS

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
GRAHAM CUSKELLY ◽  
CHRISTOPHER AULD ◽  
MAUREEN HARRINGTON ◽  
DENIS COLEMAN
Keyword(s):  
Sport Event ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers

Outcomes of the sport event volunteer experience: examining demonstration effects on first-time and returning volunteers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan T. Bakhsh ◽  
Erik L. Lachance ◽  
Ashley Thompson ◽  
Milena M. Parent
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine if sport event volunteers were inspired by their event experience to volunteer in the future.Design/methodology/approachA postevent questionnaire was administered to 161 professional golf tournament volunteers, in which 93 respondents were identified as first-time volunteers of the event and 68 as returning volunteers. A moderation analysis was conducted to assess if previous event-specific volunteer experience moderated the relationship between volunteers' inspiration and future volunteer intentions.FindingsFirst-time event-specific volunteers were significantly more inspired to volunteer again than returning event-specific volunteers. Findings indicate volunteers can be inspired from their event experience toward future volunteer intentions.Research limitations/implicationsThis study offers conceptual understandings and new application of inspiration–behavioral intentions by examining sport events' (in)ability to inspire first-time and returning event volunteers to volunteer in the future. Findings are limited to the sport event volunteers' intention discussion.Practical implicationsThis study demonstrates how event stakeholders can create positive future behavioral intentions for community members through hosting sport events. By positioning first-time event-specific volunteers within roles that can elicit inspiration (e.g. interacting with athletes), event managers can foster stronger future volunteer intentions.Originality/valueThis study extends the understanding of demonstration effects by moving beyond the traditional sport event spectators and sport participation intention foci. It demonstrates that sport events can inspire different spectator groups (i.e. event volunteers) toward different future behavioral intentions (i.e. volunteer intentions). Findings address previous sport event volunteer assumptions regarding intention, inspiration and volunteer segments.

Novice RNs' Lived Experience Providing End-of-Life Care: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-311
Author(s):  
Ruby Z. Chu ◽  
Donna Taliaferro
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Hermeneutic Circle ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Colaizzi's Method

This hermeneutic study explored the lived experience of novice RNs who care for dying patients in acute care settings to understand to meaning of their experience. Fourteen novice RNs participated in individual telephone semi-structured interviews. Transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Results obtained were based on the hermeneutic circle. The findings identified 3 major themes: (a) obstacles in end-of-life care; (b) personal response; and (c) coping strategies and 12 subthemes. Despite the obstacles in care, compassionate care was provided that resulted in professional growth.

scholarly journals Factors influencing time allocation of sport event volunteers

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirstin Hallmann ◽  
Paul Downward ◽  
Geoff Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Time Allocation ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers

Purpose Given the increasing demands placed on a sport event workforce in servicing the needs of spectators, to attract and recruit volunteers to the industry, it is important for sport event managers to know what is driving how much time volunteers allocate to an event. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the individual and macro-level factors influencing the allocation of time to volunteer at sport events. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from volunteers at 25 sport events (n=2,303). Multi-level modelling was used to identify common effects controlling for event differences. Findings Male gender significantly influences time allocated to an event at the individual level. At the macro-level, the number of local inhabitants has a significant negative effect whereas the status of an international event and duration contribute positively to time allocation. Research limitations/implications The results provide clear evidence that macro-level variables can stimulate interest in event volunteering opportunities. Originality/value This paper uses a multi-level approach to assess the influence of micro- and macro-level variables on time allocation by sport event volunteers. Using this approach, event heterogeneity can be controlled.

Examining Sponsorship’s Effectiveness Over the Internet: A Conceptual Framework for Researchers and Practitioners

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050027
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Koronios ◽  
Panagiotis Dimitropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Sponsorship Effectiveness

The aim of this research is to examine sport sponsorship’s effectiveness over the internet. A conceptual framework for sponsorship evaluation over the internet was proposed, incorporating crucial factors such as supporters’ beliefs about sponsorship, their satisfaction form the sport event as well as their degree of sport involvement, the usage of website and social media, awareness of and attitude toward real sponsoring firms and their actual and future purchase intentions concerning sponsors’ goods and services. A quantitative method was used for the purpose of the current research and a total of 3434 questionnaires were successfully completed and analyzed. The empirical results indicated that sponsorship awareness impacts positively and significantly in both actual and intended purchase behavior of the respondents, suggesting that sponsorship awareness is the initial stage of a continuum of fans’ responses that can lead to their purchase intentions and actual purchase. Evidence on this study contributes to the ongoing debate about sponsorship effectiveness and its implication on customer behavior and provides significant implications for managers wishing to improve their future revenues by investing in sponsorship deals, since sponsorship awareness is an important feature that managers must control in order to affect their customers purchasing decisions.

scholarly journals Re-thinking and re-positioning ‘being in the moment’ within a continuum of moments: introducing a new conceptual framework for dementia studies

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
John David Keady ◽  
Sarah Campbell ◽  
Andrew Clark ◽  
Robyn Dowlen ◽  
Ruth Elvish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Social Research ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Sensory Processes ◽  
Embodied Engagement ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester

Abstract This article draws upon six social research studies completed by members of the Dementia and Ageing Research Team at The University of Manchester and their associated networks over an eight-year period (2011–2019) with the aim of constructing a definition of ‘being in the moment’ and situating it within a continuum of moments that could be used to contextualise and frame the lived experience of dementia. Using the approach formulated by Pound et al. (2005) in synthesising qualitative studies, we identified this continuum of moments as comprising four sequential and interlinked steps: (a) ‘creating the moment’, defined as the processes and procedures necessary to enable being in the moment to take place – the time necessary for this to occur can range from fleeting to prolonged; (b) ‘being in the moment’, which refers to the multi-sensory processes involved in a personal or relational interaction and embodied engagement – being in the moment can be sustained through creativity and flow; (c) ‘ending the moment’, defined as when a specific moment is disengaged – this can be triggered by the person(s) involved consciously or subconsciously, or caused by a distraction in the environment or suchlike; and (d) ‘reliving the moment’, which refers to the opportunity for the experience(s) involved in ‘being in the moment’ to be later remembered and shared, however fragmentary, supported or full the recall.

Event and community involvement of sport event volunteers

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirstin Hallmann ◽  
Anita Zehrer
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Sport Event Volunteers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential interrelationship between different types of volunteer involvement (event involvement and community involvement) and their impact on the behavioural intentions of different types of events. Design/methodology/approach By means of a survey, data from an one-off sport event (n=316), including volunteer tourists, and from annual sport events (n=278) in Germany were collected. Structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis. Findings Findings show that event involvement and community involvement are significantly correlated. Both influence future behavioural intentions for one-off events. But only event involvement and not community involvement influences behavioural intentions for annual events. Research limitations/implications The findings are underpinning the rationale of social identity theory from a theoretical perspective. Practical implications Volunteer managers learn that not only the volunteers’ involvement with event organisations, but also with the community (i.e. hosting destination) seems to be a key contributor of behavioural intentions and should therefore be fostered during the recruitment process and prior to the event. Originality/value This study is the first to compare involvement with two objects for different types of events. Therefore, this study adds to the rare literature looking at different event types in which an individual can volunteer.

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