New technologies stuck in old hierarchies: The diffusion of geo-information technologies in Dutch public organizations

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 745-756

  Vonk, Guido ^a,b   Geertman, Stan ^b,c   Schot, Paul ^b,d  

^a Berenschot Group

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34250167644     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00757.x     Document Type: Review

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