How the current orthodoxy of local government is failing IT managers: An illustrative case study

Electronic Government

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-526

  Tate, Mary ^a   Johnstone, David ^a   Toland, Janet ^a   Hynson, Robert ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

IT management; Local government; New Public Management; NPM; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448974878     PISSN: 17407494     EISSN: 17407508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EG.2007.015041     Document Type: Article

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