the aim of this study was to assess cultural intelligence of volunteers for sport events. the method applied in this research was descriptive – analytical. the statistical population consisted of all sport volunteers at the 10th cultural-sport olympiad of iranian male and female university students. due to the low number of statistical population, the sample equaled the population (n=120). cult...

Volunteers trained in environmental science are the backbone of protection. Therefore, it is necessary to study pro-environmental behaviors volunteers and guide them actively participate actions. Compared with other kind volunteers, have more expertise on premises, can this strengthen their willingness volunteer? Taking a group university alumni city H as an example (N = 2349), investigates pot...

This paper shows how the potential for acquiring common sense knowledge from the web, outlined in Singh et al. (2002), can be realized automatically. We describe a system that has been designed to read the web and detect at least some of the kinds of common sense that volunteers have been contributing to Open Mind Common Sense (OMCS). This has at least two significant benefits: by obviating the...

Volunteer work is an increasingly large, yet ill-understood sector of the economy. We show that monetary rewards undermine the intrinsic motivation of volunteers. A unique data set from Switzerland allows us to assess the effects of financial rewards on the effort put into volunteer work. There is a fairly standard pattern regarding the volunteers reaction e.g. to more labor market work hours. ...

introduction: currently, volunteer forces are among the main members of the healthcare service body, particularly in the treatment sector, and play a key role in healthcare and treatment services. since efficient human resources are the greatest and most important assets of all organizations, the organization constantly works to train, retain, and get maximum benefit of these valuable assets. t...

as anticipated. This book could help them reassess the situation, and set a new course. Voluntary Service Organisers must become aware of people's needs, and how these can be linked in particular circumstances to the contributions which willing volunteers can make. This material could also help professional staff to understand the benefits for the patient. How to go about the job of recruiting,...

VOLUNTEERS 1­2 GOALS ­ Teach about thrust, or the air pushing back that causes the straw to move forward. ­ Relate it to how real rockets work by blasting off using thrust from rocket fuel. MATERIALS ­ Balloons (different shapes if possible) ­ Straws ­ Tape ­ Long piece of string (use the silky string that separates easily in the SWE closet) PLAN Explain activity and introduce instructions Test...

Disclaimer ©Institute for Retail Studies. All rights reserved. 1 The views and opinions expressed in this Working Paper are strictly the responsibility of the authors. 3 INTRODUCTION Charity retailing has grown over the last five years into a thriving and expanding sector and can no longer be ignored by academic researchers. Corporate Intelligence Group (1992) report that there are now over 5,0...