1 E-government Development and E-government Adoption in China
1.1 E-government Development Practice in China
1.2 E-goverment Development Stage and Characteristics of Post-Informationization Era
1.3 Introduction of IT Adoption
1.4 Framework of the Book
References
2 Ten Years of E-government Research: The Literature Perspective
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methodology of Literature Analysis
2.2.1 Sample Selection
2.2.2 Research Perspectives
2.2.3 Research Processes
2.2.4 Sample Description
2.3 Research Subjects Distribution
2.3.1 Development Phases
2.3.2 Target Areas Classification
2.4 Research Methods Distribution
2.4.1 Time Variation of Research Methods
2.4.2 Regional Differences of Research Methods
2.5 Research Focus
2.5.1 E-government Adoption and Acceptance
2.5.2 E-government Evaluation
2.5.3 E-democracy
2.5.4 E-governance
2.5.5 Digital DivideAccessibility
2.5.6 Collaboration??Interoperability
2.5.7 E-government Strategy and Evolution
2.6 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Impacts of Cultural Factors on E-government Adoption: The Individual Perspective
3.1 Background
3.2 Theoretical Foundation
3.2.1 Cultural Issues in IT??IS Adoption Research
3.2.2 Hofstede’s Cultural Consequences
3.2.3 ITIS Adoption Research Based on the Hofstede’s Theory
3.2.4 Mandatory and Voluntary Information Systems Adoption
3.3 Research Model
3.3.1 Thoughts of Modeling
3.3.2 Hypotheses Related Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance
3.3.3 Hexie and Perceived Fit
3.4 Empirical Study
3.4.1 Measurement Items
3.4.2 Data Collection
3.4.3 Reliability and Validity
3.4.4 Common Method Bias Analysis
3.5 Result and Discussion
3.6 Concluding Remarks
References
4 Open Source Software Adoption in Public Sectors: The Organizational Perspective
4.1 Background
4.2 Open Source Related Literature
4.2.1 Definition of Open Source
4.2.2 Open Source Software Adoption
4.2.3 OSS in Government Agencies
4.3 Research Model
4.3.1 Adoption
4.3.2 Environmental Factors
4.3.3 Organizational Factors
4.3.4 Technological Factors
4.4 Research Method
4.4.1 Positivistic Case Study Method
4.4.2 Research Design
4.4.3 Reliability and Validity
4.5 Results and Discussion
4.6 Concluding Remarks
References
5 From Deterministic Theory to Structuration Theory: The Synthetical Perspective
5.1 Background
5.2 Individual Perspective Analysis Based on the Adoption Theory
5.2.1 Research Motivation
5.2.2 ITIS Adoption and Evaluation
5.2.3 Hypotheses
5.2.4 Empirical Test
5.2.5 Analysis Results
5.2.6 Discussion
5.3 Organizational Perspective Analysis Based on the Strucration Theory
5.3.1 Research Motivation
5.3.2 Brief Review on the Structuraion Theory
5.3.3 The Structure-Pattern Model for E-Government Adoption
5.3.4 Research Method
5.3.5 Case Analysis
5.4 Concluding Remarks
References
6 E-government and Independent ICT Innovation: The Institutional Perspective
6.1 Background
6.2 Policy Environment Analysis
6.2.1 Related Literature Review
6.2.2 Boundary of Analysis
6.2.3 Interview Design
6.2.4 Validity Analysis
6.2.5 Policy Institution Evaluation
6.2.6 Synthetical Analysis
6.3 Exploration of Institutional Mechanism
6.3.1 Cooperation Oriented Mechanism
6.3.2 Application Oriented Mechanism
6.3.3 Experimentation Oriented Mechanism
6.3.4 Standardization Oriented Mechanism
6.4 Concluding Remarks
References
7 Conclusion
7.1 Summary of Findings
7.2 Implications
7.2.1 Theoretical Implications
7.2.2 Practical Implications
7.3 Limitations and Future Goals
7.3.1 Limitations
7.3.2 Future Goals
Index