Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer #2

Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer
1/28/2017
Assignment #15

Name: Ayesha Jean

Source/Bibliography: -MLA/APA	RODELL, JESSICA B. "Finding Meaning Through Volunteering: Why Do Employees Volunteer And What Does It Mean For Their Jobs?." Academy Of Management Journal 56.5 (2013): 1274-1294. Business Source Complete. Web. 28 Jan. 2017. RODELL, J. B. (2013). FINDING MEANING THROUGH VOLUNTEERING: WHY DO EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEIR JOBS?. Academy Of Management Journal, 56(5), 1274-1294. doi:10.5465/amj.2012.0611
Annotation/Summary	This source is from the Academy of Management Journal at University of Georgia, which is written by a student named Jessica Rodell. In this article, Rodell first brings a statement that many people may or may not agree with; "Volunteering is prevalent and on the rise in the United States, but little research has examined the connection between individuals’ volunteering and their jobs. In the absence of that research, it remains unclear whether employees volunteer to build on meaningful work experiences or to compensate for the lack of them"(Rodell 1). She elaborates on this statement depicting how an individual’s workplace influences volunteering and how volunteering in turn influences his/her workplace. There is a mutual relationship between the two domains. The author thrives to make a dashing point because according to a survey almost 62 million Americans donated their time to some sort of volunteer or charitable organization. However, there has not been much research to further this information. This is where Jessica Rodell and her outstanding research comes in! There is little research on whether the performance implications of volunteering on a people's work is positive or negative.          The overall purpose it to not just inform readers on the various aspects, but to examine the intersection of the volunteer and work domains. The first study is to focus on the relationship between job meaningfulness and volunteering. This means that there has to be close inspection of the specific reasons as to why someone volunteers; Maybe it is to be more motivated or to fill in the lack of something missing. The second study is to examine how volunteering impacts the job performance. Rodell then bases her research using the scientific method. Specific procedures were done to carefully examine study 1 and study 2. With further research these are several of the questions that were created to deepen the statement further; Does volunteering compensate for a lack of meaningfulness at work, does meaningfulness gained at work enhance volunteering, and what are the consequences of employee volunteering?  In conclusion, there was an amazing result to the procedure. One main point is that employee volunteering need not be harmful, and may even facilitate, job performance. It appears to be beneficial for an individual’s job performance.
Potential Quotes:	·"Results suggested that volunteering was associated with both volunteer and job meaningfulness, and that the pull of meaningful volunteer work was even stronger when employees had less meaning in their jobs"(1). · " At the start of his first term, President Barack Obama initiated the “United We Serve” campaign designed to encourage Americans to get involved by volunteering in their communities"(1). · "The most recent national survey estimated that 62.8 million Americans, or 26.3 percent of the population, donated their time or skills to a charitable or volunteer organization in 2010 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011)"(1). · " Sociologists have indirectly touted the role of voracity—through the enhancement perspective—in regard to volunteering"(5). · "In addition to employees’ volunteering in response to a growing desire for meaning stemming from the work domain, they may also volunteer to compensate for jobs that do not provide enough meaning"(16).
Assessment:	This article is published by the Academy of Management Journal, is the flagship empirical journal in management, and has been indispensable reading for management scholars for more than five decades. Jessica Rodell's article is one of the many collections of articles in this book. It has also been ready by many people professional or not.
Reflection:	Out of the majority of the articles I have read, this article is one of the most specific ones. What I mean by that Rodell's questions were closely related to my essential question. Therefore, it made reading a bit easier for me. I think it was genius of Rodell to use the scientific method procedure and a table to further her research. Instead of just statistics and facts, I appreciate that there were visuals so you could actually see the drastic correlations between the measure of volunteering and a worker's job performance or behavioral performance. I will definitely use several of the visuals to help me better explain my essential question. However, I will use my sources from my primary source to really narrow down all of the important points I want to discuss in my presentation.  I also found several statistics and facts that would help me introduce my question when I write my paper. I can also use them If I want to back up a point.