e-Government services for faith-based organizations: Bridging the organizational divide
| Autor: | Roderick L. Lee, Lynette Kvasny |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Government
Bridging (networking) White (horse) Sociology and Political Science E-Government business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Library and Information Sciences Public administration Public relations Faith Information and Communications Technology Political science Faith-Based Organizations Bureaucracy business Law media_common |
| Zdroj: | Government Information Quarterly. 28:66-73 |
| ISSN: | 0740-624X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.giq.2010.03.006 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we examine the challenges faced by faith-based institutions in a low-income, predominantly Black community seeking to take advantage of grants provided through the White House Office of Community and Faith-Based Initiatives (FBCI). FBCI is an e-Government program that assists nonprofit organizations in competing for Federal dollars with fewer bureaucratic barriers. Informed by the design-actuality framework, we interviewed clergy at seven faith-based organizations. The intent of this analysis is to juxtapose the design intentions of the government officials with the actualities expressed by the intended benefactors of the initiative. Our findings suggest that this e-Government initiative may unwittingly exacerbate existing disparities in the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICT). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full Text from ScienceDirect