Assembling E-Government Research Designs: A Transdisciplinary View and Interactive Approach

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-413

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 79955799725     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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