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Case Studies in Volunteer Management: Approaches from Three Ohio Arts Organizations

Benedetti, Cristina A
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8624-8442
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1386000586

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2013, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Arts Policy and Administration.
This thesis uses the case study method to investigate volunteering in three Ohio arts organizations. Focusing on organizations that are highly volunteer-reliant, it asks two central questions: first, how might the use of extensive volunteer inputs relate to overall organizational stability; and second, in organizations that successfully use extensive volunteer inputs, can we detect common structures, practices, and attitudes, either on the part of the organization and/or its volunteers? The review of the literature on arts volunteering reveals some gaps in theorizing the potential role of volunteering in organizational stability. In interviews conducted with arts managers and volunteers, it is revealed that volunteering is indeed a vital part of these organizations, but that volunteering works in conjunction with other organizational assets (such as broad community support and good organizational leadership) to contribute to overall stability. This study additionally synthesizes several frameworks from different fields of study in order to consider degrees of formality and informality within arts organizations, and also puts forth a new framework for thinking about volunteers as assets versus liabilities.
Wayne Lawson, Dr. (Advisor)
Margaret Jane Wyszomirski, Dr. (Committee Member)
149 p.
Art Education; Organizational Behavior; Public Administration; Recreation
volunteers; volunteering; arts organizations; cultural organizations; festivals; opera

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  • Benedetti, C. A. (2013). Case Studies in Volunteer Management: Approaches from Three Ohio Arts Organizations [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1386000586

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Benedetti, Cristina. Case Studies in Volunteer Management: Approaches from Three Ohio Arts Organizations. 2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1386000586.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Benedetti, Cristina. "Case Studies in Volunteer Management: Approaches from Three Ohio Arts Organizations." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1386000586

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