In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical government structures that are perceived as inefficient because of their high levels of jurisdictional fragmentation. This timely volume examines the different strategies used to...

Section 2. Demand-Side Perspectives on E-Government Adoption and Implementation -- 10. E-Government and Accountability in EU Local Governments -- 11. A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation -- 12. Sociological Factors Influencing Internet Voting -- 13....

Narratives of Organisational Change and Learning explores how organisations learn from profound change and create new futures through the narrative process of sense-making. Stefanie Reissner investigates change and learning through the comparative and contextual analysis of organisational...

This book examines the significance of technological, organisational and institutional change as crucial factors in the analysis of the turnover time of capital. It also studies the related set of theoretical questions that concern the relationship between power, knowledge and time, in the...

"This book offers an analytical, interdisciplinary examination of electronic governance implementation from theoretical and practical perspectives, for researchers in fields like computer science, information systems, and sociology, and practitioners in policy formulation, implementation, and IT...

This book provides the reader with the basis for a theoretical understanding of public-sector finance in general - and more specifically, a comprehensive, policy-oriented application of that understanding to Japanese public finance. Particular emphasis is placed upon developing tools which can...

Research argues that e-government technologies have positive influences on politics and democracy, improving citizens' environment as well as their engagement with their government. Although much research indicates that e-government technologies have increased citizen participation, there is...

"This book explores the nature of the new challenges confronting citizens and local governments in the field of urban governance, exploring the role that Web 2.0 technologies play to promote citizen participation and empowerment in the city government"--Provided by publisher.

Contents: 1. Introduction to managing AI wisely -- 2. What is ai? -- 3. Perspectives on AI and work -- 4. Methods and Introduction to cases -- 5. Organizing for data -- 6. Testing and validating -- 7. Algorithmic brokers -- 8. Changing work -- 9. How can AI systems be managed wisely? -- Index.

Contents: 1. Introduction - 'changing philosophies' -- 2. The theory philosophy: 'changing theories' -- 3. The rational philosophy: 'changing plans' -- 4. The biological philosophy: 'changing organisms' -- 5. The models philosophy: 'changing consultants' -- 6. The institutional philosophy:...