The Indirect Effects of Direct Democracy : Local Government Size and Non-Budgetary Voter Initiatives

• Record Nr.: UNISA996320816903316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mannheim, : ZEW
• Altri autori (Persone): Asatryan, Zareh
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Managing information in the public sector / / Jay D. White

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457565303321
• Autore: White Jay D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-317-46550-4; 1-315-70265-7; 1-280-93429-8; 9786610934294; 0-7656-2178-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.3/8011
• Soggetti: Public administration - Information technology; Public administration - Information resources management; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-306) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why study MIS in the public sector? -- Information technology for decision making -- Hardware and software issues -- Managing the agency's data resources -- The telecommunications revolution -- The Internet revolution -- Systems development and implementation -- ; Transforming government with technology -- End user computing issues -- Acquiring technology solutions -- Information security -- Managing information strategically.
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents a survey which covers both the basics of information technology and the managerial and political issues surrounding the use of these technologies. This book explains the technical basics to help readers move on to informed analysis of the public policy issues surrounding government's use of MIS.