The impact of national culture on worldwide eGovernment readiness

Informing Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2005, Pages 143-158

  Kovačić, Zlatko J ^a  

^a Open Polytechnic of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross Cultural Studies; Diffusion of the Internet; eGovernment Readiness; Hofstede; Information Technology Adoption; National Culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944486158     PISSN: 15214672     EISSN: 15214672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/492     Document Type: Article

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