Associate Professor Tsai, Chin-Chang

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, Arizona State University, USA
  • M.A. in Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University, Taiwan
  • B.A. in Public Administration, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

COURSES

  • Master-level: Public policy analysis, Public affairs and management, qualitative data analysis and writing, Social marketing, Accountability and performance evaluation in the third sector, International exchange on nonprofit and community organizations
  • Doctoral-level: Advanced research methodology, Management for the third sector, The management and social participation of the third sector, Institutional analysis and citizen governance

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Hung, C., Tsai, C.-C.*, & Wu, W.-N. (2024). Does Revenue Diversification Really Improve Mission Performance? Evidence from a Sample of Human Service Nonprofits. Public Performance & Management Review. Accepted. (SSCI) *corresponding author

  • Tsai, C.-C., Hung, C., & Wu, W.-N. (2023).  Exploring factors that influence citizens’ voluntary quarantine compliance about future pandemics. Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government, 21(4), 833-852. (SSCI)

  • Hung, C., Tsai, C.-C.*, & Wu, W.-N. (2023). Organizational and environmental determinants of board performance in community-based human service nonprofit organizations. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance, 47(4), 279-296. (SSCI) *corresponding author

  • Tsai, C.-C., Hung, C., & Wu, W.-N. (2022). Nonprofit capacities and emergency management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from a Taiwan-based international nonprofit organization. Journal of Emergency Management, 20(7), 57-69. (Scopus)

  • Tsai, C.-C., Li, X. D., & Wu, W.-N. (2021). Explaining citizens’ pro-environmental behaviours in public and private spheres: The mediating role of willingness to sacrifice for the environment. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 80(3), 510–538. (SSCI)
  • Tsai., C.-C. (2020). Exploring the current condition of teaching community organizations and local revitalization in Taiwan. Third-Sector Review, 26. (in Chinese).
  • Corley, E. A., Bozeman, B., Zhang, X., & Tsai, C.-C. (2019). The expanded scientific and technical human capital model: the addition of a cultural dimension. Journal of Technology Transfer, 44(3), 681-699. (SSCI)
  • Wu, W. N., & Tsai, C.-C. (2018). What motivates citizens to volunteer in schools? Determinants in the local context. Education and Urban Society, 50(9), 769-792. (SSCI)
  • Cai, X., Tsai, C.-C., & Wu, W.-N. (2017). Are they neck and neck in the affordable housing policies? A cross case comparison of three metropolitan cities in China. Sustainability, 9(4), 542 (SSCI)
  • Tsai, C.-C., Stritch, J. M. & Christensen, R. K. (2016). Eco-helping and eco-civic engagement in the public workplace. Public Performance & Management Review, 40(2), 336-360. (SSCI)
  • Tsai, C.-C., Corley, E., & Bozeman, B. (2016). Collaboration experiences across scientific disciplines and cohorts. Scientometrics, 108(2), 505-529. (SSCI)

Book Review

  • Tsai, C.-C. (2015). Linda Milbourne, Voluntary sector in transition: Hard times or new opportunities? VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26(6), 2768-2770. (SSCI)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Tsai, C.-C. & Zhang, X. (2021, June). Ethical decision making in times of crisis: A complexity theory perspective for public managers. 2021 Public Management Research Conference (Online).
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2021, May). Examining the meaning of university social responsibility for students in service-learning courses: A multiple case study in Taiwan. 2021 International Conference on Higher Education, Innovative Teaching and Demonstration (Online).
  • Hung, C., Tsai, C.-C., Wu, W.-N. (2020, November). Stakeholders’ involvement in nonprofit governance: Evidence from community development associations in Taiwan. Annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (online)
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2019, November). The dynamics of interactions between universities and local community organizations: The case of university social responsibility practices in Taiwan. Annual conference of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), San Diego, CA.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2019, November). The social construction of nonprofit practices through cross-sector relations in the local context: The case of food banks in Taiwan. Annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2019, June). A critical analysis of legal accountability and government-nonprofit power relations: The case of Taiwan’s Foundations Act. 2019 ARNOVA-Asia conference, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Wu, W.-N. Tsai, C.-C. & Yu, C.-C. (2018, June). Examining the effectiveness of social media usage among nonprofit organizations: Impacts on networking and information-sharing. 2018 ARNOVA-Asia Conference, Hong Kong.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2018, June). Oppression in the name of public values: A critical theory approach to contemplating the dark side of the public values concept. Public Management Research Conference 2018, Singapore.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2017, November). How does the nonprofit sector strengthen local communities? An interpretive case study of U.S. food banking. Paper prepared for the annual conference of the Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Grand Rapids, MI.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2016, January). Identifying and measuring public values in the nonprofit context: Organizational and volunteers’ perspectives. Paper presented at the Public Values Consortium 5th Biennial Workshop, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2015, November). Public values of food banks from the perspective of volunteers: The case of St. Mary’s Food Bank. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Chicago, IL.
  • Tsai, C.-C. & Wu, W.-N. (2015, November). What motivates citizens to volunteer? Citizens’ concerns as a key predictor. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Chicago, IL.
  • Tsai, C.-C. & Svara, J. H. (2015, March). Ethics of equity evaluation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Chicago, IL.
  • Tsai, C.-C. & Bozeman, B. (2014, June). A public values approach to contemporary public administration ethics. Paper presented at the Public Values Consortium 4th biennial workshop, Singapore.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2014, April). Broadening the meaning of practitioner as moral exemplar: A need for achieving public values with citizens. Paper presented at the 56th annual conference of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2012, May). Reexamining the narratives of public administration from the concept of efficiency and equity. Paper presented at the 25th annual conference of the Public Administration Theory Network, South Padre Island, TX.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Tsai, C.-C. (2021-2023) Social innovation as diverse practices of cross-sector collaborations: Concept clarification, typology building, and policy evaluation. Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. (MOST 110-2410-H-110-018-MY2)
  • Tsai., C.-C. (2020-2021). Evaluating university social responsibility practices in urban and rural communities: A problem-based learning approach. Funded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. (PSR1090314)
  • Tsai., C.-C. (2019-2020). Interpreting how students understand and fulfill university social responsibility from a rural public affairs practice course: A constructivist grounded theory approach. Funded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. (PSR1080125)
  • Tsai, C.-C. (2019-2021) Interactions among nonprofits, governments, and businesses: A study of Taiwan’s food banks. Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. (MOST 108-2410-H-110-047-MY2)

FELLOWSHIP, HONORS & AWARDS

  • Group Performance Teacher Award, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (2020)
  • Yat-sen New Scholar Award, College of Management, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (2017-2019)
  • Emerging Scholars Award, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2017)
  • Graduate Research Support Program Award for Dissertation Completion, Graduate & Professional Student Association and Graduate College, Arizona State University (2017)
  • University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University (2011-2015)
  • Member of the Pi Alpha Alpha, the Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration (since 2014)
  • Republic of China Ministry of Education Scholarship for three full years of overseas study in Administrative Reform and Ethics (2009)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Ac hoc reviewers for Public Management Review, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing, Employee Relations