Title:
From The Traditional Bureaucratic Paradigm To E-Government:
Visible And Invisible Barriers
Abstract: Government initiatives are currently popular
in many countries, both developed and developing countries. Iran is an Islamic
country and one of the most ancient and richest bureaucratic systems in the
world. Thus, the nature of the traditional model of government bureaucracy
as well as many other distinctive characteristics such as the large size
of government and the nature of government monopoly highlights the importance
of investigation of E-government development in this country. The aim of
this paper is to examine the factors that impede the E-government initiatives
based on senior officials' perceptions in the Iranian context. The paper
reviews the literature concerning E-government barriers. It then goes on
to the research methods used in data collection and analysis. After that,
the research results are presented briefly. Finally, the paper concludes
with research findings.
Authors: Mohammad Lagzian and Trevor
Wood-Harper