Collaborative e-Government: Impediments and benefits of information-sharing projects in the public sector

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-133

  Ramon Gil Garcia, J ^a   Chengalur Smith, InduShobha ^a   Duchessi, Peter ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; e Government; Expected benefits; Information sharing projects; Perceived impediments; User experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247587051     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000673     Document Type: Article

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