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Muganda, Nixon |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-05-29T14:41:10Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-05-29T14:41:10Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
African Journal of Business & Management (AJBUMA) vol. 1 (2010), |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://archive.uonbi.ac.ke/conferences/aibuma/journal/Paper1_E-Government_Nixon.pdf |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1188 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This paper examines how e-government is conceptuali
zed and the possible relationship with the
expected impacts of e-government in a developing wo
rld context. The aim is to shed some light on
why e-government initiatives often fail in developi
ng world contexts. This research was based on an
exhaustive survey among government agencies and con
sultants in Kenya. The dimension of e-
government impacts was initially operationalized in
terms of connectivity, openness, efficiency and
effectiveness. Government conceptualizations could
be classified under tool view; proxy view;
ensemble view; computational view and nominal view.
Interestingly, the empirical data yielded very
different impact factors than originally envisaged,
which were enhanced interactions and accessibility
,
enhanced cooperation and awareness, a better connec
ted public administration and enhanced citizen
opportunities. Canonical function analysis found a
supply-side focus which linked connected
government to the conceptualization of e-government
as an Evolving Artifact. The main contribution of
this paper lies in highlighting the fact that the i
mplementation of western information technologies i
n
developing countries will be shaped by how their im
pacts are perceived. Thus both purveyors of the
technologies and researchers can be made aware that
, because of the very different expectations
and contexts, these technologies may be conceptuali
zed differently than in developed countries. In
addition, the paper demonstrates a practical resear
ch approach to assist in uncovering these
conceptualizations more explicitly
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en |
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dc.subject |
Conceptualizing E-government |
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dc.subject |
Developing Countries |
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dc.subject |
Impacts |
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dc.subject |
Kenya |
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dc.title |
THE LINK BETWEEN THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF E-GOVERNMENT AND ITS PERCEIVED IMPACTS: AN EXPLORATORY EMPIRICAL STUDY IN KENYA |
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dc.type |
Article |
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