Proposta de escala para análise do nível de motivação dos voluntários da AIESEC

Abstract

The volunteer work plays a vital role in society and understand the factors capable to affect motivation in the volunteers is essential for the success of voluntary organizations. In response to this need, the present research developed a scale to assess the motivation of volunteers affiliated with the International Association of Students in Economics and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC), with a sample of 143 respondents from 7 committees in the northeast region of Brazil. This scale was developed through the application of a survey focusing on dimensions such as protection, values, professional trajectory, social interaction, understanding, and development. Following the application of this questionnaire, the current study performs an analysis of its results through an approach combining Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Samejima's Graded Response Model (GRM), based on Item Response Theory (IRT). Through the scale creation a categorization canvas of the volunteers into seven levels was created, varying from 'Totally Unmotivated' to 'Totally Motivated'. Given this, an analysis revealed that most participants presented levels of 'Moderate Motivation' to 'Fully Motivated', totaling 86.01% of respondents. These results underscore the scientific and social contribution of this study to the volunteer work environment, providing a deeper understanding of volunteer motivation levels and offering support to management strategies, thereby enriching scientific knowledge in the field of managing people and voluntary organizations.