Investigating EAI adoption in the local government authorities: A case of mapping the influential factors on the adoption lifecycle phases

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-212

  Kamal, Muhammad Mustafa ^a   Themistocleous, Marinos ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Information systems; Local government

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149119661     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506160910960577     Document Type: Article

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