The working out of modernization in the public sector: The case of an e-government initiative in Greece

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-25

  Introna, Lucas ^a   Hayes, Niall ^a   Petrakaki, Dimitra ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E government; Knowledge power; Legitimisation; Modernisation; Occupational boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349124966     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690903188750     Document Type: Article

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