A Strategic Orientation Model for the Turkish Local e-Governments

Aykut, Arslan (2009): A Strategic Orientation Model for the Turkish Local e-Governments. Published in: 1st International Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance Proceedings , Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 2009): pp. 219-234.

Abstract

Increased environmental uncertainty and complexity along with budget constraints requires public organizations to manage strategically as never before. The environments of public organizations have become increasingly turbulent and more firmly interconnected. During the past two decades, governments have innovated new management tools such as strategic planning, outsourcing, and performance measurement to deal with complex governance and networks to provide their public services. Meanwhile, the drive to implement e-government has resulted in the formulation of many e-government visions and strategies, driven by their own sets of political, economic, and social factors and requirements. With this regard, recent developments in e-service provision of Turkish Local e-Governments deserve empirical and well-structured research. Building on the recent literature, this study draws a strategic orientation framework and tests it by analyzing the contents of strategic documents of 114 Turkish Local e-Governments.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Turkish Local e-Governments; e-Government Strategy; Strategic Orientation Model
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government; H - Public Economics > H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights

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