Wiring governments : challenges and possibilities for public managers / John A. O'Looney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Looney, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Information resources management.

Public administration.

Electronic government information.

Internet in public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

O'Looney provides an overall strategic orientation to the challenges that public managers will face in the new age of cyberspace. With his advice, public managers will be able to transform their agency or organization into a model of electronic government. Especially important, O'Looney helps public managers find the best fit between new technologies, their current operating practices, and the special characteristics and goals of their organizations.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

PART I

1 Introducing the Wired Concept

2 Electronic Government: Stages and Status

3 Information Technology and Government Business Processes

PART II

4 Knowledge Management: The New Frontier of Information5 Enhanced Management

5 The Dark Side of Digital Government and Knowledge Management

PART III

6 Staf ng and Design of Wired Organizations

7 Wired Governments and Wired Cultures

8 Managing the Trade-off between Ease of IT Implementation and Performance Bene 3 ts

9 Management-Level Policy Development for Wired Governments

PART IV

10 Wires across Government Boundaries

11 Wired Governments in the Context of Wired Communities and Economies

APPENDIX A The Technology of Digital Signatures

APPENDIX B The Administrative Infrastructure for Governmental Electronic Transactions

APPENDIX C Highly Rated State Government E- Commerce Web Applications

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781429473156

1429473150

9780313004766

0313004765

OCLC:

70765502