TY - JOUR
T1 - To share or not to share? Examining the factors influencing local agency electronic information sharing
AU - Akbulut, Asli Yagmur
AU - Kelle, Peter
AU - Pawlowski, Suzanne D.
AU - Schneider, Helmut
AU - Looney, Clayton A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The ability of local government agencies to effectively utilise technologies to share information constitutes a critical element in nationwide efforts to fight terrorism, combat crime, and protect citizen safety. Alarmingly, current practices have neither effectively transferred information that local government agencies need, nor adequately captured and propagated information generated by local authorities. The objective of this study is to understand the factors influencing local agency electronic information sharing. The results of an in-depth case study provide a comprehensive understanding of the technological, agency and environmental factors that promote or inhibit electronic information sharing by local agencies. An extensive set of recommendations is put forth to enable government officials to enhance the success of electronic information sharing initiatives. Moreover, the findings carry several important implications for theory and practice.
AB - The ability of local government agencies to effectively utilise technologies to share information constitutes a critical element in nationwide efforts to fight terrorism, combat crime, and protect citizen safety. Alarmingly, current practices have neither effectively transferred information that local government agencies need, nor adequately captured and propagated information generated by local authorities. The objective of this study is to understand the factors influencing local agency electronic information sharing. The results of an in-depth case study provide a comprehensive understanding of the technological, agency and environmental factors that promote or inhibit electronic information sharing by local agencies. An extensive set of recommendations is put forth to enable government officials to enhance the success of electronic information sharing initiatives. Moreover, the findings carry several important implications for theory and practice.
KW - Collaboration
KW - Data sharing
KW - Digital government
KW - Homeland security
KW - Information sharing
KW - Interorganisational systems
KW - State and local government
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59549103122&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJBIS.2009.022821
DO - 10.1504/IJBIS.2009.022821
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:59549103122
SN - 1746-0972
VL - 4
SP - 143
EP - 172
JO - International Journal of Business Information Systems
JF - International Journal of Business Information Systems
IS - 2
ER -
