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Abstract

The purpose of this article is grasping the symbolic relationships that involve motivation in volunteer work. The locus of the empirical portion of this article is the Associacao Voluntaria da Apae (Avapae) in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil. The article legitimizes the relevance of studying organizations through approaches focused on organizational symbolism (Morgan, Frost & Pondy, 1983; Gioia, 1986; Carrieri & Saraiva, 2007). This is done herein by recognizing the relationships between the social construction of volunteers' reality (Berger & Luckmann, 1985) and their representations of motivation based on a subjectivity (Rey, 2005) connected to the particularities of volunteer work. Data were processed by using the content analysis technique. According to volunteers, work is related to the capacity of, through an embroidery, for instance, producing meanings, such as helping others, having fun, and changing the routine, among others.

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Title
AS RELAÇÕES SIMBÓLICAS E A MOTIVAÇÃO NO TRABALHO VOLUNTÁRIO
Author
Salazar, Kássia de Aguiar; da Silva, Alfredo Rodrigues Leite; Fantinel, Letícia Dias
Pages
171-200
Publication year
2015
Publication date
May/Jun 2015
Publisher
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
ISSN
15186776
e-ISSN
16786971
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1693776929
Copyright
Copyright Mackenzie Presbyterian University May/Jun 2015