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Assembling E‐Government Research Designs: A Transdisciplinary View and Interactive Approach
Author(s) -
Hardy Catherine A.,
Williams Susan P.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02361.x
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , procurement , field (mathematics) , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , public policy , field research , government procurement , e government , knowledge management , public relations , management science , sociology , political science , computer science , business , economics , marketing , economic growth , social science , world wide web , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system , information and communications technology
There is a growing recognition in the field of e‐government that improving the quality and impact of research requires taking into account their complex contexts and drawing on more interdisciplinary and collaborative research. Limited attention so far has been directed toward the conduct of such research, particularly in contract‐based research arrangements for developing e‐government policy. A four‐nation study of public e‐procurement policy is used here to make transparent the process of designing and conducting transdisciplinary and interactive research. Further sharing of research designs and accounts is needed to advance theory, policy, and practice, and to develop a history of ideas in the e‐government research field.