Using institutional theory and dynamic simulation to understand complex e-Government phenomena

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-345

  Luna Reyes, Luis Felipe ^a   Gil Garcia, J Ramon ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

E Mexico; Government portal; Institutional theory; Mexico; System dynamics; Technology enactment framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959249689     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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