Learning Lessons From The Volunteers That Dropped Out At The Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games; What Can Future OCOGS Do To Make Sure Olympic Volunteers Do Not Drop Out?
Subject
Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες (31οι: 2016 : Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο, Βραζιλία) ; Εθελοντισμός ; Επικοινωνία στη διοίκηση και οργάνωση προσωπικού ; Επικοινωνία στους οργανισμούς ; Κίνητρο για επιτεύγματα ; Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες - Διοίκηση και οργάνωση ; Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) ; Voluntarism ; Communication in personnel management ; Communication in organizations ; Achievement motivation ; Olympics - ManagementKeywords
volunteers ; dropping out ; motivations ; communication ; managementAbstract
The thesis examines the connection between the volunteers’ initial motivations to apply for a
volunteer position at the Rio 2016 Games, and their decision to drop out. The literature
reviewed mainly suggests two types of motivations and two types of reasons for dropping out
however most studies examined long-term volunteering. This research looks at short-term
volunteering. After finishing the literature review, interviews were conducted with seven
volunteers using a qualitative methodology on both their motivations and reasons to drop out.
The results concluded that there is no direct connection between the initial motivations to
apply for a volunteer position at the Rio 2016 Games and drop out. Instead, most of the
reasons that made volunteers decide to drop out were related to communication issues with
the Rio de Janeiro Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (ROCOG). These issues are
found in different stages of the application process, namely, between the application process
and the start of the Olympic Games, and then during the Olympic Games. However, even
resolving these issues could not have prevented every volunteer from dropping out because
some of their reasons could not be influenced by the ROCOG. Because each of the
interviewees had a different reason for dropping out, one of the recommendations for future
research is doing quantitative research to see if the reasons of dropping out mentioned in this
thesis occur more often, so they can be targeted directly