The role of strategic leadership in driving transformative e-government: A comparative analysis of the arab states in the middle east

Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Government, ECEG

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 71-80

  Chatfield, Akemi Takeoka ^a   Al Hujran, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arab countries; E democracy; E government project failure; E government strategy; Strategic leadership; Transformative e government

Indexed keywords

ARAB COUNTRIES; E-DEMOCRACY; E-GOVERNMENT; PROJECT FAILURES; STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 84871649658     PISSN: 20491034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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