Understanding e-government benefits :
By: BROWN, Mary Maureen
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, June 2007Subject(s): e-government | local government | information technology | development stagesThe American Review of Public Administration 37, 2, p. 178-197Abstract: Past research on the topic of e-government activities is heavily rooted in describing technological innovation in terms of a maturational model. Apparently, technological innovation has occurred incrementallyand the benefits, if realized, are slow to accrue. This research examines the utility of maturational models in understanding the achievement of e-government benefits. The findings are predicated on a retrospective panel analysis of how public organizations realize the benefits of technological innovations. This study revealed that although a maturational model may be helpful for describing aggregate efforts, it is less useful in understanding the potential for individual gains. Based on the results of this sample, rapid advances, nonlinear activities, and permeable boundaries are important determinants of achieving the benefits of technological innovation and, thus, worthy of ongoing research
Past research on the topic of e-government activities is heavily rooted in describing technological innovation in terms of a maturational model. Apparently, technological innovation has occurred incrementallyand the benefits, if realized, are slow to accrue. This research examines the utility of maturational models in understanding the achievement of e-government benefits. The findings are predicated on a retrospective panel analysis of how public organizations realize the benefits of technological innovations. This study revealed that although a maturational model may be helpful for describing aggregate efforts, it is less useful in understanding the potential for individual gains. Based on the results of this sample, rapid advances, nonlinear activities, and permeable boundaries are important determinants of achieving the benefits of technological innovation and, thus, worthy of ongoing research
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