Shaping public sector innovation theory: an interpretative framework for ICT-enabled governance innovation

Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 303-322

  Misuraca, Gianluca ^a   Viscusi, Gianluigi ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Governance; ICT; Innovation; Policy making; Public sector

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

GOVERNANCE; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; ICT; INNOVATION; INNOVATION THEORY; INTERPRETATIVE FRAMEWORK; NETWORKED STRUCTURES; NEW THEORY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84938743229     PISSN: 13895753     EISSN: 15729362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10660-015-9184-5     Document Type: Article

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