Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour.
Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) is not an entirely new phenomenon, having existed for the better part of half a century in its presently-recognisable form. However, in Singapore tertiary institutions, it is a relatively new phenomenon that is fast gaining prominence. What drives these generally wel...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44122 |
| _version_ | 1826110350707130368 |
|---|---|
| author | Lee, Wanli. Ling, Samuel Ying Hong. Ooi, Charlene Shi Yuan. |
| author2 | Nanyang Business School |
| author_facet | Nanyang Business School Lee, Wanli. Ling, Samuel Ying Hong. Ooi, Charlene Shi Yuan. |
| author_sort | Lee, Wanli. |
| collection | NTU |
| description | Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) is not an entirely new phenomenon, having existed for the better part of half a century in its presently-recognisable form. However, in Singapore tertiary institutions, it is a relatively new phenomenon that is fast gaining prominence. What drives these generally well-to-do students to head out of Singapore by the hundreds to less well-off countries to engage in what is often manual labour? Is it altruism, self-serving aims or something else?
In this study, data was collected from 100 respondents across various universities in Singapore who have participated in, or are intending to participate in voluntourism. The questionnaire included factors developed from the existing Volunteer Motivation Inventory (VMI) as well as from the push-pull factor compendium theory of tour motivations. These factors were chosen due to their importance towards explaining the motivation to volunteer and tour respectively, which contribute significantly to the motivation to voluntour. A comprehensive regression analysis of the results was then conducted to develop a new model for the motivation to voluntour.
From the findings, prestige, novelty, social, self-esteem, and reciprocity were found to be significant factors behind the motivation to voluntour. These factors are not generally considered altruistic, indicating that utilitarian objectives do contribute to undergraduates’ motivation to voluntour. This could have managerial implications for organizations that organize such activities. First, organizations would have to re-evaluate whether the expense of organizing such trips is justified if the motivations are not entirely charitable. Second, organizations still intent on organizing such trips would do well to play up the presence of these factors in their trips. |
| first_indexed | 2024-10-01T02:32:58Z |
| format | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| id | ntu-10356/44122 |
| institution | Nanyang Technological University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-10-01T02:32:58Z |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | ntu-10356/441222023-05-19T03:30:07Z Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. Lee, Wanli. Ling, Samuel Ying Hong. Ooi, Charlene Shi Yuan. Nanyang Business School Lim Boon Chong DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) is not an entirely new phenomenon, having existed for the better part of half a century in its presently-recognisable form. However, in Singapore tertiary institutions, it is a relatively new phenomenon that is fast gaining prominence. What drives these generally well-to-do students to head out of Singapore by the hundreds to less well-off countries to engage in what is often manual labour? Is it altruism, self-serving aims or something else? In this study, data was collected from 100 respondents across various universities in Singapore who have participated in, or are intending to participate in voluntourism. The questionnaire included factors developed from the existing Volunteer Motivation Inventory (VMI) as well as from the push-pull factor compendium theory of tour motivations. These factors were chosen due to their importance towards explaining the motivation to volunteer and tour respectively, which contribute significantly to the motivation to voluntour. A comprehensive regression analysis of the results was then conducted to develop a new model for the motivation to voluntour. From the findings, prestige, novelty, social, self-esteem, and reciprocity were found to be significant factors behind the motivation to voluntour. These factors are not generally considered altruistic, indicating that utilitarian objectives do contribute to undergraduates’ motivation to voluntour. This could have managerial implications for organizations that organize such activities. First, organizations would have to re-evaluate whether the expense of organizing such trips is justified if the motivations are not entirely charitable. Second, organizations still intent on organizing such trips would do well to play up the presence of these factors in their trips. BUSINESS 2011-05-26T06:19:52Z 2011-05-26T06:19:52Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44122 en Nanyang Technological University 60 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare Lee, Wanli. Ling, Samuel Ying Hong. Ooi, Charlene Shi Yuan. Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title | Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title_full | Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title_fullStr | Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title_short | Study on undergraduates' motivation to voluntour. |
| title_sort | study on undergraduates motivation to voluntour |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44122 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT leewanli studyonundergraduatesmotivationtovoluntour AT lingsamuelyinghong studyonundergraduatesmotivationtovoluntour AT ooicharleneshiyuan studyonundergraduatesmotivationtovoluntour |