Framing the Questions of E-Government Ethics: An Organizational Perspective

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 216-236

  Roman, Alexandru V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative public service ethics; e government; information and communication technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922844450     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074013485809     Document Type: Article

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