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The Evolution Of Internal It Applications And E-Government Studies In The Public Administration Discipline: Research Themes And Methods, M. Jae Moon, Jooho Lee, Cheol Yong Roh Jan 2014

The Evolution Of Internal It Applications And E-Government Studies In The Public Administration Discipline: Research Themes And Methods, M. Jae Moon, Jooho Lee, Cheol Yong Roh

Jooho Lee

This study reviews research themes and methods used in Information technology (IT) in government and e-government research. Although IT/e-government studies (including inward aspects of IT applications in government and e-government studies) continue to increase, they are not comprehensively understood as a subfield within public administration. Based on Rosenbloom’s three competing approaches to public administration (managerial, political, and legal), we investigated the major research themes of IT/e-government studies in public administration. We analyzed 248 IT/egovernment articles published in six major public administration journals from 1965 to 2010 to examine IT/e-government research trends in terms of research themes and methods.


Exploring The Role Of Knowledge Networks In Perceived E-Government: A Comparative Case Study Of Two Local Governments In Korea, Jooho Lee Jan 2013

Exploring The Role Of Knowledge Networks In Perceived E-Government: A Comparative Case Study Of Two Local Governments In Korea, Jooho Lee

Jooho Lee

What are the knowledge network configurations associated with effective e-government? To answer this question, a social network perspective is applied to explore the connection between e-government actors’ social networks and their perception of e-government effectiveness. Specifically, this study closely looks at both intraorganizational networks between program and IT units and interorganizational relationships with IT vendors in the context of local egovernment. Two Korean local governments who provide online parking services through the same IT vendor were selected as comparative cases. Through the network analysis of two local governments, the study suggests preliminary findings for the knowledge network conditions for effective …