Institutional motivations in the adoption of innovations: The case of e-government

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 495-519

  Jun, Kyu Nahm ^a   Weare, Christopher ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79960145485     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muq020     Document Type: Article

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