Should they be committed? Motivating volunteers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Michael Watts

Development in Practice, 2002, vol. 12, issue 1, 59-70

Abstract: Expatriate volunteers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, work in a country where many of their fellow expatriates are paid considerably more than they are. Such volunteers often find that the financial disparities affect the perceptions that people have of them. This paper explores the self-perceptions of volunteers working with Voluntary Service Overseas in Phnom Penh, and sets these perceptions within current theories of motivation and commitment. Two issues are then raised: whether these volunteers are willing and able to deliver quality assistance; and how perceptions of their status can affect their ability to deliver such assistance.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1080/09614520220104284

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