Directions in E-Government: Processes, Portals, Knowledge
DEXA '01 Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications
Spss Explained
EGOV '08 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Electronic Government
Democratizing Process Innovation? On Citizen Involvement in Public Sector BPM
EGOV '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Electronic Government
Handbook on Business Process Management 1: Introduction, Methods, and Information Systems
Handbook on Business Process Management 1: Introduction, Methods, and Information Systems
A critical look at partial least squares modeling
MIS Quarterly
E-government field force automation: promises, challenges, and stakeholders
EGOV'07 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Electronic Government
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Both financial pressure and customer and service-quality orientation force governments to "innovate their processes." With governmental processes affecting a large variety of stakeholders both inside and outside the government sector, involving these stakeholders in process innovation becomes an important means of increasing know-how, capacity, and ultimately ensure the legitimacy and acceptance of reform efforts. We contribute to the study of collaborative process innovation by applying a governance theory perspective, in order to understand the factors that impact on collaboration. Our quantitative study of 357 local governments reveals that, with an increasing maturity in process innovation, all types of collaboration (market, network, hierarchy) are increasing in importance. Moreover, we find that, under financial stress, governments tend to involve network partners (e.g. other local governments) in process innovation, while a lack of process management knowledge leads to market-oriented collaboration with consultants. We derive implications for management practice and discuss how the study enhances our understanding of process innovation and collaboration in the public sector.