Iceberg ahead: On electronic government research and societal aging

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-319

  Niehaves, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi study; Electronic government; Gerontology; Literature review; Multi method research; Research agenda; Senior citizens; Societal aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959241875     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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