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A meta-analysis of existing research on citizen adoption of e-government

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The purpose of this paper is to perform a weight-analysis and to undertake a meta-analysis of findings reported in published research on the adoption and diffusion of e-government. Usable data relating to e-government adoption research were collected from 103 empirical studies. Of those 103 articles, only 63 used a range of different constructs with appropriate correlation values required for performing a weight- and meta-analysis. Diagrammatic representation has been presented using significant as well as non-significant relationships from all 103 publications. A broader analysis of research on adoption and diffusion of e-government also reflects that although a large number of theories and theoretical constructs were borrowed from the reference disciplines, their utilization by e-government researchers appears to be largely random in approach. This paper also acknowledges the theoretical contribution, the limitations of this study, and suggests further research directions for the continued work.

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Rana, N.P., Dwivedi, Y.K. & Williams, M.D. A meta-analysis of existing research on citizen adoption of e-government. Inf Syst Front 17, 547–563 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-013-9431-z

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