Fiscal realities and changing social priorities are requiring a dramatic shift in the way that benefits are selected and awarded to employees, especially in the public sector. This means that public administrators and policy researchers must consider new parameters and contingencies, both financial and social, when evaluating choices and making policy decisions.
The Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration provides HR managers, consultants, and students and scholars in public administration with a comprehensive overview of this critical employee component....
Fiscal realities and changing social priorities are requiring a dramatic shift in the way that benefits are selected and awarded to employees, especia...
Homeland Security Preparedness and Information Systems: Strategies for Managing Public Policy delves into the challenges that public managers face in the adoption and implementation of information systems for homeland security.
Homeland Security Preparedness and Information Systems: Strategies for Managing Public Policy delves into the challenges that public managers face in ...
Citizens and E-Government: Evaluating Policy and Management examines the role that citizens play in the development of electronic government or e-government, specifically focusing on the impact of e-government and citizens while exploring issues of policy and management. This book not only focuses on the adoption of e-government and its impact on citizens, but it also discusses the effectiveness of this technology as a way of improving citizen access and engagement with their government. Overall, this book is essential for those interested in the importance of citizens in information...
Citizens and E-Government: Evaluating Policy and Management examines the role that citizens play in the development of electronic government or e-gove...
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 much more than can be developed. Politics, Democracy and E-Government: Participation and Service Delivery examines how e-government impacts politics and democracy in both developed and developing countries, discussing the participation of citizens in government service delivery. This book brings forth the...
Research argues that e-government technologies have positive influences on politics and democracy, improving citizens' environment as well as their en...
Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose...
Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the ...
This text explores the influence that e-government has on public sector organizations, the organizational complexities that result, and its impact on citizens and democratic society.
This text explores the influence that e-government has on public sector organizations, the organizational complexities that result, and its impact on ...
Web 2.0 has become the buzz word for describing social media available on the Internet, such as blogs, photo and file sharing systems and social networking sites. These Web 2.0 applications are rapidly transforming citizen-citizen and citizen-government interactions in a manner not seen before. In recognition of these trends, governments are already taking a very close look at Web 2.0 and online communities in order to leverage them for designing products and services and for providing citizen services. This book brings together international scholars to provide the theoretical and...
Web 2.0 has become the buzz word for describing social media available on the Internet, such as blogs, photo and file sharing systems and social ne...
As e-government policies and procedures become widely practiced and implemented, it is apparent that the success of technology in e- government hangs on its consistentency with human practices. Human-Centered System Design for Electronic Governance provides special attention to the most successful practices for implementing e-government technologies. This highly regarded publication highlights the benefits of well designed systems in this field, while investigating the implications of poor practices and designs. This book is beneficial for academics, researchers, government officials, and...
As e-government policies and procedures become widely practiced and implemented, it is apparent that the success of technology in e- government hangs ...
Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose...
Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the ...
The information revolution has increased the pressure on governments to utilize technology to increase efficiency, transparency, and access. Cases on Public Information Management and E-Government Adoption provides real world examples of the successes and pitfalls faced by public sector organizations. The process of adopting technology is full of complicated social, practical, administrative, cultural, and legal pitfalls and opportunities. In order to ensure that any organization achieves the greatest advantages from their technological advances, these issues must be addressed and learning...
The information revolution has increased the pressure on governments to utilize technology to increase efficiency, transparency, and access. Cases on ...
