E-government policy and practice: A theoretical and empirical exploration of public e-procurement

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-180

  Hardy, Catherine A ^a   Williams, Susan P ^a  

^a Faculty of Economics and Business   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; E government; E procurement; Social construction of policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 40649088327     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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