Abstract
This study examines the key human resources factors that affect volunteers’ service performance from the perspectives of volunteers and managers in the Beijing Summer Olympic Games of 2008. Survey data were collected from 1,727 volunteers and 243 managers at the Beijing Olympics test events held at 10 venues between November 2007 and April 2008. Regression analyses and a moderation test were combined to test the hypotheses. A set of high performance work systems (HPWS) for volunteers in the Beijing Summer Olympic Games were developed which include performance management, training, recognition, teamwork and volunteer participation. Volunteer HPWS were positively related to psychological empowerment, which was in turn positively related to service recovery performance. Moreover, transformational leadership moderates the relationship between volunteer HPWS and psychological empowerment in such a way that the relationship is stronger when transformational leadership is at a higher level than when it is at a lower level. Implications and limitations were also discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 605-635 |
Journal | Frontiers of Business Research in China |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Olympic volunteers
- high performance work system
- psychological empowerment
- service performance
- transformational leadership
Indexed by
- ESCI
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Cai, Y., Han, J., Sun, L., & Peng, S. (2016). Volunteer High Performance Work Systems and Service Performance: An Empirical Study of Beijing Olympic Volunteers. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 10(4), 605-635. https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-005-016-0022-3