Romaniuk, К. O.К. O.Romaniuk2026-07-082026-07-082017Romaniuk, К. O. (2017). Psychosocial features of management volunteer team. Ukrainian psychological journal, 1(3), 128–139.УДК 159.9.316.454.3https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/27004With the changes in political, social and cultural conditions in our country, the numbers of those, who do not want just to be a volunteer, and those who create volunteer teams for changing the social situation in the country, have been growing. Volunteer team is a small group of people, which acts on a voluntary basis for a particular purpose, characterized by a clear division of roles, a close interaction of members, and has formed by the state or public organizations, or acts as an informal group. Highly motivated participants, trusting relationships between team members, informal communication, and the ability to self-organize the teamwork are the main features of a volunteer team. Management system of volunteer teams includes: 1) Organizational planning, which is characterized by the elaboration of the team structure, qualitative and quantitative composition, duties; 2) Personnel support includes the search and recruitment of volunteers to the team; 3) Creation of the team, which is characterized by the distribution of organizational roles, the formation of corporate ethics, team cohesion; 4) Implementation of the control functions and motivation of team’s human resources. The theoretical reviews and applied researches give an opportunity to set factors that have an effect on the operation of the team, and are important when managing them. The first group is an interpersonal relationship in the team: tightness and stability of interpersonal relations, cooperation between team members, common interests and values. The second group is a self-actualization of team members: the possibilities of development of personal qualities and abilities. In addition, the last group is the achievement of team goals: provides manifestation of confidence in the execution of tasks, focuses on success in achieving team goals. The important things in the volunteer team work include not only the nature of interpersonal relationships, common interests and values, the state of trust between the team members, but also the opportunity to actualize own potential, develop skills and gain new knowledge. In the article there have been considered the socio-psychological characteristics of the volunteer team. We defined main factors that determine activity and formation of the volunteer teams and presented the system of management these teams. We also researched the factors that affect on functioning of the team, and which are important in their management.У статті розглянуто соціально-психологічні характеристики волонтерської команди. Визначено основні чинники, що визначають діяльність та формування волонтерських команд, представлено систему управління даними командами. Досліджено чинники, що впливають на функціонування команди, та є важливими при управлінні ними. Ключові слова: волонтерська команда, управління, міжособистісні стосунки, мотивація, згуртованість, психологічний клімат.ukvolunteer teammanagementinterpersonal relationsmotivationcohesionpsychological climateволонтерська командауправлінняміжособистісні стосункимотиваціязгуртованістьпсихологічний кліматСтаття