Uncertainty, human agency and e-government

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-296

  Tony, Fu Lai ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Government; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044162     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506160810917963     Document Type: Article

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