Title: E-government impacts on effectiveness: a survey study of an e-official-document system

Authors: Szu-Yuan Sun, Teresa L. Ju, Pi-Yu Chen

Addresses: Department of Information Management, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, No. 1, University Road, Yenchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ' Department of Information Management, Shu-Te University, No. 59, Hun Shan Road, Yenchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ' Department of Information Management, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, No. 1, University Road, Yenchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Abstract: Government promulgates directives and disseminates information through official documents. An internet-based official document processing system will not only expedite the document processing flow, which in turn improves administration efficiency, but also result in big savings on paper, envelop, postage, etc. Furthermore, the transport of documents will no longer be affected by the weather or distance, which in turn affords promptness and reliability. This study constructed a research model to measure the effectiveness of an e-official-document system deployed in Pingdong County in Taiwan, in terms of its impact on user satisfaction, individual performance and the performance of subordinate agencies.

Keywords: e-government; electronic government; e-official document systems; system effectiveness; electronic official documents; internet; official document processing; Taiwan; user satisfaction; performance; electronic documents.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2006.009217

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2006 Vol.3 No.2, pp.174 - 189

Published online: 10 Mar 2006 *

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