Internet technologies: Supporting transparency in the public sector

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 170-187

  Mcivor, Ronan ^a   Mchugh, Marie ^b   Cadden, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Organizational change; Public sector

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PUBLIC SECTOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036236054     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550210423352     Document Type: Article

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