To achieve the vision of E-government organizations across the federal, state, and local government are challenged to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and to afford citizens the same access to information and services they have come to expect from E-business. E-government also has the potential to foster participation in governance. To achieve E-government objectives, leaders must collabor...

the ruler-oriented attitude in the historiographical reports of the ottoman period has caused the government to be portrayed as an impressive institution and the school, like most other institutions of the society, as impressionable in the portray presented of the relation between the ottoman government and the school institution. similarly, in the researches made, this same formal attitude of ...

This paper examines the impact of leadership transition on government expenditure, particularly the composition of the expenditure. Using the Chinese provincial-level data during the period 1992-2006, we find that the transition of provincial leaders seems to have no significant effect on expenditure composition, either in the short run or long run. However, if the origins of provincial leaders...

The report develops best practices to guide local governments in implementing business intelligence (BI) systems. Fifteen academic sources were reviewed and categorized as: challenges in BI implementations, best practices in BI implementations, and lessons learned from local government IT projects. The sources examine BI from the private and public sector. There are limited sources specific to ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that from 1965 to 1996, coronary heart disease was a frequent natural cause of death among world leaders. OBJECTIVE To assess incidence of and death from coronary heart disease among world leaders and to determine the effect of this disease on office-holding ability. DESIGN Archive search of worldwide English-language and translated press and media rep...

Citizen engagement is thought to be the key to the success of e-government and its development. Egovernment can only achieve true transformation through citizen engagement (Jones, Hackney, and Irani, 2007). Research indicates that citizens who use the Internet to contact government express higher levels of satisfaction with their contact experience (Cohen, 2006). A satisfactory contact experien...

BACKGROUND In-depth understanding of cultural and religious factors limiting organ donation of three ethnic populations (Malay, Chinese, and Indian) in Southeast Asia is lacking. Identification of factors limiting organ donation among these three ethnic groups will provide insights into culturally appropriate strategies to promote acceptance of organ donation in a multiethnic Asian community. ...