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Anything Else We Should Know About You to Be a Mega-Sport Event Volunteer? From Gender and Person–Job Fit Perspectives

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This study investigated what skills and abilities volunteer applications consider to be important when applying for a volunteer position at a mega-sports event. The results were analyzed by gender and according to person–job fit theory. Data were obtained from the online volunteer application form for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Two questions were used: gender, and one of the open-ended questions that asked “Anything else we should know about you?” A total of 29,373 cases were analyzed by Leximancer. This study identified six important themes: people, experience, love, sport, current situation, and business. For female volunteer applicants, people and love were identified as the most important themes, whereas business and sport were more likely to be prominent for male volunteer applicants. This research helps event organizations develop their selection strategies to match and adjust their volunteering jobs to the needs and abilities of volunteers.

Keywords: GENDER DIFFERENCE; LEXIMANCER; MEGA-SPORT EVENT; PERSON–JOB FIT; VOLUNTEER APPLICANTS

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: School of Business and Law,Edith Cowan University, Australia 2: Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Australia 3: Department of Management and Marketing, La Trobe University, Australia

Publication date: January 23, 2024

This article was made available online on August 21, 2023 as a Fast Track article with title: "Anything else we should know about you to be a mega sport event volunteer? From gender and person-job fit perspectives".

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  • Event Management, an International Journal, intends to meet the research and analytic needs of a rapidly growing profession focused on events. This field has developed in size and impact globally to become a major business with numerous dedicated facilities, and a large-scale generator of tourism. The field encompasses meetings, conventions, festivals, expositions, sport and other special events. Event management is also of considerable importance to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations in a pursuit of a variety of goals, including fund-raising, the fostering of causes, and community development.

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