1 E-government Development and E-government Adoption in China 1
1.1 E-government Development Practice in China 1
1.2 E-goverment Development Stage and Characteristics of Post-Informationization Era 4
1.3 Introduction of IT Adoption 9
1.4 Framework of the Book 11
References 13
2 Ten Years of E-government Research:The Literature Perspective 17
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Methodology of Literature Analysis 18
2.2.1 Sample Selection 18
2.2.2 Research Perspectives 19
2.2.3 Research Processes 22
2.2.4 Sample Description 22
2.3 Research Subjects Distribution 24
2.3.1 Development Phases 24
2.3.2 Target Areas Classitication 25
2.4 Research Methods Distribution 27
2.4.1 Time Variation of Research Methods 27
2.4.2 Regional Differences ofResearch Methods 28
2.5 Research Focus 29
2.5.1 E-government Adoption and Acceptance 30
2.5.2 E-government Evaluation 30
2.5.3 E-democracy 31
2.5.4 E-governance 32
2.5.5 Digital DivideAccessibility 33
2.5.6 CollaborationInteroperability 33
2.5.7 E-government Strategy and Evolution 34
2.6 Concluding Remarks 35
References 37
3 Impacts of Cultural Factors on E-government Adoption:The Individual Perspective 41
3.1 Background 41
3.2 Theoretical Foundation 44
3.2.1 Cultural Issues in IT/IS Adoption Research 44
3.2.2 Hofstede's Cultural Consequences 46
3.2.3 IT/IS Adoption Research Based on the Hofstede's Theory 48
3.2.4 Mandatory and Voluntary Information Systems Adoption 50
3.3 Research Model 51
3.3.1 Thoughts of Modeling 51
3.3.2 Hypotheses Related Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance 52
3.3.3 Hexie and Perceived Fit 54
3.4 Empirical Studv 57
3.4.1 Measurement Items 58
3.4.2 Data Collection 59
3.4.3 Reliability and Validity 60
3.4.4 Common Method Bias Analysis 61
3.5 Result and Discussion 62
3.6 Concluding Remarks 64
References 65
4 Open Source Software Adoption in Public Sectors:The Organizational Perspective 71
4.1 Background 71
4.2 Open Source Related Literature 73
4.2.1 Definition of Open Source 73
4.2.2 Open Source Software Adoption 74
4.2.3 OSS in Government Agencies 76
4.3 Research Model 76
4.3.1 Adoption 78
4.3.2 Environmental Factors 78
4.3.3 Organizational Factors 79
4.3.4 Technological Factors 80
4.4 Research Method 81
4.4.1 Positivistic Case Study Method 81
4.4.2 Research Design 82
4.4.3 Reliability and Validity 85
4.5 Results and Discussion 88
4.6 Concluding Remarks 92
References 93
5 From Deterministic Theory to Structuration Theory:The Synthetical Perspective 99
5.1 Background 99
5.2 Individual Perspective Analysis Based on the Adoption Theory 100
5.2.1 Research Motivation 100
5.2.2 IT/IS Adoption and Evaluation 101
5.2.3 Hypotheses 102
5.2.4 Empirical Test 105
5.2.5 Analysis Resuits 108
5.2.6 Discussion 111
5.3 Organizational Perspective Analysis Based on the Strucration Theory 114
5.3.1 Research Motivation 114
5.3.2 Brief Review on the Structuraion Theory 115
5.3.3 The Structure-Pattern Model for E-Government Adoption 116
5.3.4 Research Method 118
5.3.5 Case Analysis 120
5.4 Concluding Remarks 122
References 123
6 E-government and Independent ICT Innovation:The Institutional Perspective 129
6.1 Background 129
6.2 Policy Environment Analysis 130
6.2.1 Related Literature Review 131
6.2.2 Boundary of Analysis 132
6.2.3 Interview Design 132
6.2.4 Validity Analysis 134
6.2.5 Policy Institution Evaluation 134
6.2.6 Synthetical Analysis 137
6.3 Exploration of Institutional Mechanism 139
6.3.1 Cooperation Oriented Mechanism 140
6.3.2 Application Oriented Mechanism 141
6.3.3 Experimentation Oriented Mechanism 142
6.3.4 Standardization Oriented Mechanism 142
6.4 Concluding Remarks 143
References 144
7 Conclusion 147
7.1 Summary of Findings 147
7.2 Implications 149
7.2.1 Theoretical Implications 149
7.2.2 Practical Implications 150
7.3 Limitations and Future Goals 150
7.3.1 Limitations 150
7.3.2 Future Goals 151
Index 153