E-government diffusion: A comparison of adoption constructs

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-161

  Carter, Lemuria ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizens; Communication technologies; Computer communications software; Government policy; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027331     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506160810902167     Document Type: Article

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