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Effects of an Employee Volunteering Program on the Work Force: The ABN-AMRO Case

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In this paper, an empirical investigation of the internal effects of employee volunteering conducted amongst employees of the Dutch ABN-AMRO bank was carried out, which showed that socio-demographic characteristics from employee volunteers markedly differ from those of non-volunteers and community volunteers and that employee volunteering seems to have positive effects on attitudes and behavior towards the organization.
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One of the new ways used by companies to demonstrate their social responsibility is to encourage employee volunteering, whereby employees engage in socially beneficial activities on company time, while being paid by the company The reasoning is that it is good for employee motivation (internal effects) and good for the company reputation (external effects) This article reports an empirical investigation of the internal effects of employee volunteering conducted amongst employees of the Dutch ABN-AMRO bank The study showed that (a) socio-demographic characteristics from employee volunteers markedly differ from those of non-volunteers and community volunteers and (b) employee volunteering seems to have positive effects on attitudes and behavior towards the organization

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee–Company Identification

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed two identification cuing factors (i.e., CSR associations and CSR participation) to understand how corporate social responsibility relates to employees' identification with their firm.
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Does serving the community also serve the company? Using organizational identification and social exchange theories to understand employee responses to a volunteerism programme

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of volunteer-programme attitudes on organizational identification and social exchange theories were tested to explain why employees may respond positively to their company's volunteerism program, a programme through which employees could spend time volunteering during their paid work hours.
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The psychological microfoundations of corporate social responsibility: A person-centric systematic review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify, synthesize, and organize three streams of micro-CSR studies focusing on individual drivers of CSR engagement, individual processes, and individual reactions to CSR initiatives into a coherent behavioral framework.
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Research on Corporate Philanthropy: A Review and Assessment

TL;DR: This paper reviewed some 30 years of academic research on corporate philanthropy, taking stock of the current state of research about this rising practice and identifying gaps and puzzles that deserve further investigation, with an interest in strengthening our understanding of this fascinating phenomenon at the crossroads of business and society.
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Psychological, Person-Centric, and Progressing

TL;DR: The authors argue that the taxonomic conscription of micro-CSR to employees alone exacerbates current friction within the field pertaining to the effects, utility, and importance of CSR.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the author explains "theory and reasoned action" model and then applies the model to various cases in attitude courses, such as self-defense and self-care.
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The Measurement of Organizational Commitment.

TL;DR: The Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) as discussed by the authors ) is a measure of employee commitment to work organizations, developed by Porter and his colleagues, which is based on a series of studies among 2563 employees in nine divergent organizations.
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A meta-analytic review of attitudinal and dispositional predictors of organizational citizenship behavior

TL;DR: A quantitative review of 55 studies supports the conclusion that job attitudes are robust predictors of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) as discussed by the authors, and the relationship between job satisfaction and OCB is stronger than that between satisfaction and in-role performance, at least among nonmanagerial and nonprofessional groups.
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The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy

TL;DR: Adopting a context-focused approach to philanthropy goes against the grain of current philanthropic practice, and it requires a far more disciplined approach than is prevalent today, but it can make a company's philanthropic activities far more effective.
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