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The nonprofit sector is challenged by increasing public and stakeholder demands for a broadened accountability. Strong expectations for performance accountability now accompany those for fiscal accountability. In response, better concepts of nonprofit accountability are being developed in the literature. However, knowledge of governance practices that can achieve broadened accountability has lagged. This article attempts to stimulate research and contribute to such knowledge by (a) synthesizing concepts of accountability presented by Behn (2001), Kearns (1996), and Boland and Schultze (1996) into two categories: rule-based and negotiable accountability; (b) developing grounded concepts concerning the practice of governance by nonprofit leaders; and (c) exploring the interrelationships of the previously discrete concepts of deliberate strategy, emergent strategy, and accountability. The study's ethnographic methods recorded and analyzed real-life interactions involving a board chair—chief executive officer pair. The article presents a detailed narrative description of these actions to convey its key concept, blended strategizing, and to provide stimulus for new practice by leaders in governance situations.

The 2004 Conference for Political Science Department Chairs was dedicated to discussing
the strategies available to chairs who are dealing with growing budget constraints. Themes
included declining state budgets, surviving administrative mandates, tradeoffs of using
adjuncts, and supporting professional development. APSA President Susanne Rudolph opened the
conference, noting the theme is both relevant to the discipline and valuable for political
science department chairs. Susan Pharr, Departmental Services Committee (DSC) chair,
moderated the panel, which consisted of Michael Baer, Stephen Majeski, Shirley Geiger,
Donald Baumer, and John Brehm. The Conference drew over 65 attendees to hear the five
presentations and to consider concrete suggestions for how to operate efficiently under a
shrinking budget. Given the widespread interest in the topic, the DSC has asked that the
participants publish their findings in this symposium.

A symposium of participants at the 2004 Conference for Political Science Department Chairs, discussing department chairs' administrative strategies in the midst of budget constraints. Themes included surviving administrative mandates, declining state budgets, pros & cons of hiring adjuncts, & faculty development. 1 Figure, 5 References. Adapted from the source document.