Transparency or Accountability? The Purpose of Online Technologies for Nonprofits

Dumont, Georgette

doi:10.1080/12294659.2013.10805261

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“…In conclusion, despite the lack of legal requirements for transparency, voluntary disclosure improves the perceived trustworthiness of NPOs by their stakeholders, thereby enhancing their support in favor of these entities [45,100]. In short, the reputation of an NPO is a crucial intangible asset that can bring noteworthy benefits to the organization [104].…”

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“…The term "transparency" is linked to a variety of issues, but mainly to information disclosure [30,43,44]. Thus, non-profit transparency and accountability are two connected concepts, with transparency referring to how much information is disclosed by NPOs, which contributes to their accountability [45].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To begin with, let us explain how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can help to communicate information and improve accountability [45,105]. The extant third sector literature highlights an important monitoring role of ICT for organizations [97], which is eventually beneficial for NPOs themselves in terms of improving public trust [105].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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The purpose of this article is to present a framework to understand transparency in the third sector and then to explore the main research streams regarding the disclosure of information and accountability by conducting a systematic literature review on the antecedents and dimensions of the transparency of information disclosed by non-profit organizations (NPOs). The essential questions of this work are addressed from an international perspective. In particular, we explore three research questions: (1) why should NPOs disclose transparent information to stakeholders? (2) Why do not all NPOs disclose transparent information? (3) What means do NPOs use to disclose transparent information? Our results highlight the lack of transparency legislation in the third sector, leading NPOs to adopt the voluntary disclosure of information policies to improve the perceived credibility of these entities by their stakeholders. In conclusion, our study highlights the importance of developing a systematic body of knowledge regarding the situation of transparent, voluntary information disclosure in the sector. Moreover, the Sustainable Development Goals promulgated by the United Nations place a high value on transparency for the accountability of institutions. To achieve sustainable development, both peace and the governance of institutions are needed. Reducing corruption and promoting transparency are among the goals which should be reached to achieve social sustainability.

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Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

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“…To achieve their accountability goals, nonprofits must be transparent. The results show that online technologies serve not only to disclose information to stakeholders but also to receive feedback from users-a bi-directional flow of communication (Dumont 2013).…”

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Unveiling Research Trends for Organizational Reputation in the Nonprofit Sector

2019

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Public scrutiny and the need for funds in a more competitive environment are pressuring nonprofits to be more consciously aware of their reputation. This study used automated analysis with text mining and topic modeling of 177 articles directly linked to nonprofits' reputation and published up to 2016. After identifying the most salient topics and conducting an in-depth, critical review of the most significant articles within each topic, four theoretical and managerial implications were identified. First, managers need to develop skills to deal with risk, the Internet, and social networks. Second, risk management is an emergent, still tentative, but important topic waiting for more contributions. Third, researchers can apply lexicons developed and validated by experts to uncover knowledge relevant to the entire nonprofit sector's organizations. Last, the trends and topics highlighted can help scholars and practitioners make better decisions in research or responses to management challenges.

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“…This effort is also supported by many parties, both the government itself as an executive, the People Representative as a legislative institution, the press and also by non-governmental organizations (Monfoardini, 2010; Folwer & Cordery, 2015). The main elements of the effort to realize good governance are transparency, fairness, responsibility and accountability (Dumont, 2013). Whereas Hadori Yunus (2013) argues for increased efficiency in all fields (efficiency), clearer responsibilities (responsibility) and fairness (Fairness).…”

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Analysis of Accountability Influence on Local Government Performance – A Case Study in a Local Government

Natalisma¹,

Randa²,

Sampe³

2021

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Economics, Business and Social Humanities, ICONEBS 2020, November 4-5, 202

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The study aims at investigating public accountability influence on government performance. Public accountability in form of legal accountability, honesty, process, policy, result, program and financial accountability as well as local government perferomance were identified. Data were collected from Toraja Regency-Indonesia. Questionnaires were sent to local government officers, members of local parliament, as well as public figures in Toraja Regency were interviewed. Seven hypotheses were tested. The results reveal that legal, honesty, process, policy, result, program and financial accountability have positive significant influence on local government performance. It is sugested that local parliamentary members and local pulic figures create a system in order to keep accountability of governmental activities.

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Transparency or Accountability? The Purpose of Online Technologies for Nonprofits

Cited by 20 publications

References 19 publications

Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

Transparency as a Key Element in Accountability in Non-Profit Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review

Unveiling Research Trends for Organizational Reputation in the Nonprofit Sector

Analysis of Accountability Influence on Local Government Performance – A Case Study in a Local Government

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