This diploma thesis deals with employees' motivation to participate in corporate volunteering, which is an integral part of civil society and each company's corporate social responsibility. Corporate volunteering is on the rise, but not every company perceives it with all the aspects that it could bring to it, its employees and society. I put into the context not only corporate volunteering, but also employee / volunteer motivation. In the research I found out the main and most frequent motivation of employees of three selected companies to participate in corporate volunteering, which I then compared with each other. Thanks to the research, I suggested to companies how they could improve corporate volunteering programs for their employees so the employees have more interest and credibility. Recommendations can be an inspiration for other companies that would like to start with corporate volunteering or promote it more in their company.

Diploma thesis is focused on research of employee's motivation to participate in corporate volunteering programs. Theoretical chapters summarize contemporary knowledge of corporate volunteerism phenomenon and its roots - corporate social responsibility on one side and volunteering on the other. Thesis is also dealing with specific, still not very well examined area of skills-based volunteering and with use of particular examples from Czech environment it presents its actual form. Thesis deals with various theories for volunteer motivation. Theoretical part of thesis is followed by empirical research focused on motives of corporate volunteers for participation in this type of volunteerism, their attitudes toward skills-based volunteering and also perceived differences between corporate and noncorporate (civic) volunteering. Key words Volunteering, volunteer, corporate volunteering, corporate volunteer, skills-based volunteering, motivation for volunteering, corporate social responsibility (CSR)