How to fully exploit the results of e-government user surveys: The case of Slovenia

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-149

  Kunstelj, Mateja ^a   Jukić, Tina ^a   Vintar, Mirko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

E government; Prioritization; Quality; Requirements; Satisfaction; Use

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62549099589     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852308099509     Document Type: Article

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