Comprehensive Report: Sport Event Volunteer Motivation Analysis

This report provides an analysis of Eunjung Kim's systematic review of the motivation of sport event volunteers. It highlights the importance of volunteer motivation in successful event management, emphasizing the need for in-depth research to understand the factors influencing volunteer participation. The report synthesizes findings from peer-reviewed journals, identifying research gaps and the significance of qualitative research methods. It discusses the role of motivation, the impact of statistical data, and the limitations of existing studies, advocating for a more comprehensive understanding of volunteer behavior in sports events. The report references relevant literature and concludes by emphasizing the necessity of further research to explore various aspects that contribute to volunteer motivation and participation.

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Following a very intricate and concise manner, the article depicts certain important
ideas and conceptions related to event management. The article titled “A Systematic review
of motivation of sport event volunteers by Eunjung Kim, endeavours to argue for the fact that
the presence of motivation amidst the sport volunteer workers can pave the way for increased
effectiveness of the volunteers in the management of the events 1 . It also reflects the idea that
proper research is needed in this aspect. What strikes attention is the manner in which the
author plunges into a closer discussion and analysis of the importance of volunteers in the
organization of the sport events. From the very beginning, the article iterates important ideas
related to the events and volunteers.
In order to justify the established stance and proposition; the article incorporates the
elaborate discussion of the various factors and areas that contribute towards the participation
and effective functioning of the volunteers. Following a systematic and methodical manner,
the article refers to the instances from the existing literature in relation to the topic. The
strength of the article lies in the fact that it hardly deviates from the topic that is intended at
the very beginning. A closer look at the various sections will project that the article employs
a simple yet arresting language that captures the attention of the readers from the very outset.
Another strength of this article is that it incorporates statistical data that are relevant in
understanding the employee participation and motivation.
The theories that are used in the article serve the function of enriching the quality of the
article and to justify the propositions of the author. The comprehensive literature review
provides an insight into the practice of volunteer participation in sport events. It is found that
the need of the hour is to gauge the importance of the presence of motivational factors.
However, recent studies have also found that there are other factors that contribute in the
1 Eunjung Kim Kim, A Systematic Review Of Motivation Of Sport Event Volunteers (2019).

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voluntary participation in sports events 2 Therefore, one of the weakness of this article is that
it does not include other aspects.
The methods employed for data collection points towards the secondary data
collection through the analysis of peer-reviewed journals. This had assisted in understanding
the broad concepts and ideas related to the voluntary participation in sport events. The
article’s reliance on the peer reviewed journals makes it justified and relevant.
In an extremely systematic manner, the contents of the article focus on the results that
were derived from the data analysis. The article introduces the new idea of geographically
based research can depict many ideas. The article also focuses upon the proper and detailed
discussion of the findings. In a very efficient manner, the article conjures the idea that not
enough qualitative research has ben conducted on the subject.
What strikes the most is the manner in which the concluding section of the article
follows and justifies the former premises and justifications. The author concludes that though
the literature on motivation in volunteering in sport s events, there is a need to conduct in-
depth and comprehensive research to understand the factors. Thus, it can be said that the
article follows a systematic and persuasive manner to establish the idea that qualitative
research is needed in relation to the topic.
2 Myung Kim, The Influence Of Volunteer Motivation On Satisfaction, Attitudes, And
Support For A Mega-Event (2014).

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References
Kim, Eunjung Kim, A Systematic Review Of Motivation Of Sport Event Volunteers(2018)
Kim, Myung, The Influence Of Volunteer Motivation On Satisfaction, Attitudes, And Support
For A Mega-Event (2014)