The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels

The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the management of social me-dia at the local government level, the availability of opportunities for citizen dialogue on govern-ment websites, and the impact that social net-working applications have on e-government. The results of the...

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Main Authors: Elvira NICA, Gheorghe H. Popescu, Eugen NICOLĂESCU, Vlad Denis CONSTANTIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes Bolyai University 2014-12-01
Series:Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
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Online Access:https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/418
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spelling doaj-7f473e8ae0c141df9d2fd73e3fddf6872021-06-30T05:52:07ZengBabes Bolyai UniversityTransylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences1842-28452014-12-0110SI152166434The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government LevelsElvira NICA0Gheorghe H. Popescu1Eugen NICOLĂESCU2Vlad Denis CONSTANTIN3Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Administration and Public Management, Administration and Public Management Faculty, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, RomaniaProfessor, Ph.D., Department of Finance, Banking, and Accountancy, Faculty of Finance and Banking, ‘Dimitrie Cantemir’ Christian University, Bucharest, RomaniaAssociate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Finance, Banking, and Accountancy, Faculty of Accountancy and Audit, ‘Dimitrie Cantemir’ Christian University, Bucharest, RomaniaAssociate Professor, Ph.D., Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaThe purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the management of social me-dia at the local government level, the availability of opportunities for citizen dialogue on govern-ment websites, and the impact that social net-working applications have on e-government. The results of the current study converge with prior research on the growing awareness amongst government practitioners regarding the relevance of social media, the use of social media for feed-back on service quality, and privacy and security commitments in e-government. The literature on the use of information technology to transform government, the potential for online government information to contribute to citizen engagement, and the rapid growth in local government use of social media is relevant to this discussion.https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/418local e-government, social me-dia, citizen engagement, e-participation.
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author Elvira NICA
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Vlad Denis CONSTANTIN
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Vlad Denis CONSTANTIN
The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
local e-government, social me-dia, citizen engagement, e-participation.
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Gheorghe H. Popescu
Eugen NICOLĂESCU
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title The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
title_short The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
title_full The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Social Media Implementation at Local Government Levels
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publisher Babes Bolyai University
series Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
issn 1842-2845
publishDate 2014-12-01
description The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the management of social me-dia at the local government level, the availability of opportunities for citizen dialogue on govern-ment websites, and the impact that social net-working applications have on e-government. The results of the current study converge with prior research on the growing awareness amongst government practitioners regarding the relevance of social media, the use of social media for feed-back on service quality, and privacy and security commitments in e-government. The literature on the use of information technology to transform government, the potential for online government information to contribute to citizen engagement, and the rapid growth in local government use of social media is relevant to this discussion.
topic local e-government, social me-dia, citizen engagement, e-participation.
url https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/418
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