Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research

Nripendra P. Rana; Michael D. Williams; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Janet Williams

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-22878-0_1

Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research

Nripendra P. Rana^*, Michael D. Williams, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Janet Williams

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Abstract

After more than a decade of research in the field of e-government, it is now timely and appropriate to reflect upon the overall developmental directions in the area. The purpose of this paper is to explore research progress to date by systematically analysing the existing body of knowledge on e-government related issues. Usable data relating to e-government research currently available were collected from 434 research articles. Based on the investigation of the various studies, our findings reveal that survey was the most utilised research method, and the Technology Acceptance Model was the most utilised theory to explain research models. Although a large number of theories and theoretical constructs were borrowed from the reference disciplines, their exploitation by e-government researchers appears largely random in approach. The paper also presents limitations and further research directions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22878-0_1
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2011 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 28 Aug 2011 → 2 Sep 2011

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	6846 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2011
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	28/08/11 → 2/09/11

Keywords

E-government
Methodologies
Models
Theoretical Constructs
Theories

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

UN SDGs

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Rana, N. P., Williams, M. D., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, J. (2011). Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research. In Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings (pp. 1-12). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6846 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22878-0_1

Rana, Nripendra P. ; Williams, Michael D. ; Dwivedi, Yogesh K. et al. / Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research. Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings. 2011. pp. 1-12 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Rana, NP, Williams, MD, Dwivedi, YK & Williams, J 2011, Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research. in Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 6846 LNCS, pp. 1-12, 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2011, Delft, Netherlands, 28/08/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22878-0_1

Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research. / Rana, Nripendra P.; Williams, Michael D.; Dwivedi, Yogesh K. et al.
Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings. 2011. p. 1-12 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6846 LNCS).

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Rana NP, Williams MD, Dwivedi YK, Williams J. Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research. In Electronic Government - 10th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2011, Proceedings. 2011. p. 1-12. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-22878-0_1

Diversity and diffusion of theories, models, and theoretical constructs in eGovernment research

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