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Technology development and public organization management

Kuotsai Tom Liou (School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA)
Qian Hu (School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA)

International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior

ISSN: 1093-4537

Publication date: 16 May 2019

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of technology development to public organizations and related management issues.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper reviews previous studies about technology development in the public sector and analyzes conceptual and managerial issues about their findings.

Findings

Three major lessons identified and analyzed are: the wide influence of technology to public management, the nature of public organizations and their environment, and the need for more research to test existing theories and develop new theories for future public management.

Originality/value

Discussions about theoretical and practical contributions and implications are suggested for future studies about technology application and public management.

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Citation

Liou, K.T. and Hu, Q. (2019), "Technology development and public organization management", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 114-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-07-2018-0086

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