Chao Guo

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors combine resource dependency, institutional, and network theories to examine the factors that influence the likelihood that nonprofit organizations develop formal types of collaborative activities vis-a-vis informal types, and they find that an organization is more likely to increase the degree of formality of its collaborative activities when it is older, has a larger budget size, receives government funding but relies on fewer government funding streams, and is not operating in the education and research or social service industry.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the use of social media by 188 501(c)(3) advocacy organizations and identify new organizational practices and forms of communication heretofore unseen in the literature.

TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework that delineates two key dimensions of Web-based accountability practices: disclosure and dialogue is presented, and a four-factor explanatory model of online accountability incorporating organizational strategy, capacity, governance, and environment is proposed.

TL;DR: In this paper, laser shock peening was combined with wire-arc additive manufacturing to refine microstructure, modify stress state and enhance tensile properties of as-printed 2319 aluminum alloy.

TL;DR: In this article, a set of conceptual, theoretical, and empirical innovations to support accountability in non-profit organizations are presented, with a focus on Internet-based technologies to address accountability.