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Determinants of E-Government Assimilation in Indonesia: An Empirical Investigation Using a TOE Framework

  • Pudjianto, Boni (Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Zo, Hangjung (Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Ciganek, Andrew P. (College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) ;
  • Rho, Jae-Jeung (Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

E-government needs to be successfully implemented and assimilated into organizations to take advantage of its potential values and benefits for organizations. This study examines factors for e-government assimilation in Indonesia and employs the TOE (Technology-Organization-Environment) framework to develop a theoretical model to explain e-government assimilation. It also investigates how organizational type (central vs. local) plays a role in the assimilation of e-government. One hundred eighteen respondents from the central and local governments in Indonesia participated in the survey and an in-depth analysis based on partial least squares (PLS) was carried out. The results show that ICT infrastructure has the strongest significant relationship with e-government assimilation, Top management support, regulatory environment, ICT expertise, and competitive environment are also significant factors to explain e-government assimilation in Indonesia. Central and local governments Significantly differ in terms of e-government assimilation, so organizational type can be a moderator in the process of e-government assimilation. These findings present the efficacy of the proposed model for analyzing e-government assimilation and contribute additional insights for academia as well as practitioners and policy makers.

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