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Publications

Books

Guo, C., and Saxton, G.D. (2020). The Quest for Attention: Nonprofit Advocacy in a Social Media Age. Stanford University Press.

Guo, C., and Bielefeld,W. (2014). Social Entrepreneurship: An Evidence-Based Approach to Creating Social Value. Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Peer-Reviewed Articles (since 2014)

Gazley, B., and Guo, C. (2020). “What do We Know about Nonprofit Collaboration? A Systematic Review of the Literature.” Nonprofit Management & Leadership. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21433.

Zhang, Z., and Guo, C. (2020). “Nonprofit-Government Relations in Authoritarian China: A Review and Synthesis of the Chinese Literature.” Administration & Society. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0095399720934891.

Saxton, G.D., Ren, C., and Guo, C. (2020). “Responding to Stakeholders on Social Media: Stakeholder Salience and Firm Reactions to CSR-related Twitter Messages”. Journal of Business Ethics. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04472-x.

Zhang, Z., and Guo, C. (2020). “Together Making a Difference: A Configurational Study of Nonprofit Advocacy Effectiveness.” Public Performance & Management Review. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2020.1724163.

Saxton, G., and Guo, C. (2020). “Social Media Capital: Conceptualizing the Nature, Acquisition, and Expenditure of Social Media-Based Organizational Resources.” International Journal of Accounting Information Systems. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accinf.2019.100443.

Zhang, Z., and Guo, C. (2020). “Still Hold Aloft the Banner of Social Change? Nonprofit Advocacy in the Wave of Commercialization.” International Review of Administrative Sciences. In press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852319879979.

Guo, C., and Lai, W. (2019). “Community Foundations in China: In Search of Identity?” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 30(4).

McNutt, J., Guo, C., Goldkind, L., & An, S. (2018). “Technology in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.” Voluntaristics Review, 3(1), 1-63.

Greeson, J., Xue, J., An, S., Thompson, A., & Guo, C. (2018). “Tweeting Social Work: How Social Work Faculty Use Social Media.” The British Journal of Social Work, 48(7), 2038–2057.

Guo, C., and Saxton, G.D. (2018). “Speaking and Being Heard: How Advocacy Organizations Gain Attention on Social Media.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(1) 5–26.

An, S., Wu, V., & Guo, C. (2017). How Stakeholder Mobilization Saved Sweet Briar College. Journal of Nonprofit Education & Leadership, Special Issue 2, 4–10.

Hu, M., Guo, C., and Bies, A. (2016) “Termination of Nonprofit Alliances: Evidence from China.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 27(5), 2490-2513.

Hu, M., and Guo, C. (2016) “Fundraising Policy Reform and its Impact on Nonprofits in China: A View from the Trenches.” Nonprofit Policy Forum, 7(2), 213–236.

Zhang, Z., and Guo, C. (2015) “University-Based Nonprofit Education in China: An Overview and Assessment.” Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 5(4), 289-304.

Peck, L., and Guo, C. (2015) “How Does Public Assistance Use Affect Charitable Activity? A Tale of Two Methods.”  Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(4), 665-685.

Saxton, G. D., Niyirora, J., Waters, R. D., and Guo, C. (2015) “#AdvocatingForChange:  The Strategic Use of Hashtags in Social Media Advocacy.” Advances in Social Work, 16(1), 154-169.

Yan, J., Guo, C., and Paarlberg, L. (2014) “Are Nonprofit Antipoverty Organizations Located Where They Are Needed? A Spatial Analysis of Census Tracts in Greater Hartford.” The American Statistician, 68(4), 243-252.

Saxton, G.D., and Guo, C. (2014) “Online Stakeholder Targeting and the Acquisition of Social Media Capital.” International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 19(4), 286-300.

Guo, C., and Zhang, Z. (2014) “Understanding Nonprofit Advocacy in Non-Western Settings: A Framework and Empirical Evidence from Singapore.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(5), 1151-1174.

Saxton, G.D., Neely, D., and Guo, C. (2014) “Web Disclosure and the Market for Charitable Contributions.” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 33(2), 127-144.

Guo, C., and Saxton, G.D. (2014). “Tweeting Social Change: How Social Media are Changing Nonprofit Advocacy.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 43(1), 57-79.

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