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To identify and test the institutional factors that determine different dimensions of website transparency across local governments.

June 8, 2012Public Administration ReviewOpen Access

Developing and Testing a Theoretical Framework for Computer‐Mediated Transparency of Local Governments

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SGStephan GrimmelikhuijsenUtrecht University EWEric W. WelchArizona State University

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Empirical analysis reveals distinct institutional drivers for website transparency dimensions in local governments, indicating that public openness depends on varied political and civic pressures.

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To identify and test the institutional factors that determine different dimensions of website transparency across local governments.
Developed a theoretical framework categorizing transparency into decision-making, policy information, and policy outcome dimensions.
Empirically tested hypotheses evaluating the influence of organizational capacity, political influence, and external group influence on municipal website transparency.
Decision-making transparency is significantly driven by political influence, with higher transparency observed when left-wing parties hold stronger representation on the local council.
Policy information transparency associates positively with external group pressure and local media attention.
Policy outcome transparency is determined jointly by external group pressure and internal organizational capacity.

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Grimmelikhuijsen et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a101b1192676d5461fd8d50 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02532.x

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Empirical analysis reveals distinct institutional drivers for website transparency dimensions in local governments, indicating that public openness depends on varied political and civic pressures.

Developing and Testing a Theoretical Framework for Computer‐Mediated Transparency of Local Governments

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Developing and Testing a Theoretical Framework for Computer‐Mediated Transparency of Local Governments

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