Exploring the Commitment of Contractor’s Employees in a Municipal Recreation Environment

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dc.contributor.authorMorley, Vanessa
dc.contributor.supervisorMeldrum, John T.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-12T23:20:02Z
dc.date.available2013-12-12T23:20:02Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-12-12
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractWith an increased focus on health promotion and chronic disease prevention, municipal recreation centres are becoming predominant places for community members to become physically engaged in a diversity of pursuits (Barnes, Maclean, & Cousens, 2010). Recreation Organizations are increasingly searching for flexibility in programming and staffing (Connelly, Gallagher, & Gilley, 2007; Coyle-Shapiro & Morrow, 2006; Lepak, Takeuchi, & Snell, 2003) and new forms of employee-employer relationships are evolving. One of the most common trends in the provision of recreation services is the use of third parties (contractors) who place their employees with client organizations (municipal recreation centres) on a long-term basis. This study explores the perspectives of four contract recreation service provider employees and their experiences delivering recreation programs at municipal recreation centres. Transcripts were used to illustrate each individual’s perspectives using their own words wherever possible and the four interviews were compared to identify similarities and differences. Three themes emerged from the interviews: focus of commitment, impact of perceived organizational support (POS) and the dynamic with the recreation centre. It was found that contractor’s employees in this type role were generally affectively committed to a variety of aspects of their jobs (the participants in the program, their career and the program/activity itself). Incidents were also identified that influenced POS (organizational policies and procedures and those perceived by the employee). It was also found that interactions with municipal recreation centre staff impacted the employee significantly. Future studies should explore this topic further and specific attention could be given to the working relationship between the contractor employee and the recreation centre. Research should also be conducted from the perspectives of the two other key players in this study: the recreation centre (recreation programmer) and the recreation contract service provider.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0680en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0523en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0575en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5078
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCommitmenten_US
dc.subjectPOSen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal Recreationen_US
dc.subjectContract Service Provideren_US
dc.subjectContractor's Employeesen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Contracten_US
dc.titleExploring the Commitment of Contractor’s Employees in a Municipal Recreation Environmenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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