Yu-Che Chen

Yu-Che Chen, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of E-Government and Public >anagement in the Division of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. He received his Master of Public Affairs and Ph.D. from Indiana University – Bloomington. Dr. Chen’s research interests include international electronic governance, e-government implementation, and IT-enabled interorganizational collaboration. Chen’s recent research publications can be found in journals such as Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, Government Information Quarterly, Public Performance & Management Review, and Social Science Computer Review. His research has also appeared as book chapters in the Encyclopedia of Digital Government, E-government Research, and other books on electronic government. Additionally, he has published management reports with the IBM Center for the Business of Government on e-government XBRL implementation and IT outsourcing. Dr. Chen serves on the IT Committee of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and is the Chair for the Section on Science and Technology in Government for the American Society for Public Administration. He has also served on various editorial advisory boards for books and journals on e-governance and public administration.

Publications

International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA)
International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA)
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar. Est. 2014.
The International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) seeks to examine both the impact of information technology (IT) on public and nonprofit...
A Framework for Government 2.0 Development and Implementation: The Case of U.S. Federal Government
A Framework for Government 2.0 Development and Implementation: The Case of U.S. Federal Government
Yu-Che Chen. © 2014. 19 pages.
This book chapter formulates a framework for Government 2.0 development and implementation, drawing from literature on collaborative public management, public sector knowledge...
Municipal Social Media Policy: A Best Practice Model
Municipal Social Media Policy: A Best Practice Model
Melissa Foster, Yu-Che Chen. © 2013. 22 pages.
As social media has become integrated into the public's everyday lives, local governments have started to take advantage of the power of social media as another governance...
Electronic Governance and Cross-Boundary Collaboration: Innovations and Advancing Tools
Electronic Governance and Cross-Boundary Collaboration: Innovations and Advancing Tools
Yu-Che Chen, Pin-Yu Chu. © 2012. 422 pages.
Although fast growth and innovation characterize electronic governance in the Asia-Pacific region, existing research on e-governance has barely addressed the opportunities and...
A Framework for Government 2.0 Development and Implementation: The Case of U.S. Federal Government
A Framework for Government 2.0 Development and Implementation: The Case of U.S. Federal Government
Yu-Che Chen. © 2012. 19 pages.
This book chapter formulates a framework for Government 2.0 development and implementation, drawing from literature on collaborative public management, public sector knowledge...
E-Government for Current and Future Senior Citizens
E-Government for Current and Future Senior Citizens
Yu-Che Chen, Ashley Dorsey. © 2009. 17 pages.
To meet the current and future senior citizens’ demand for e-government, local governments will need to have a better understanding of their needs. This study is one of the first...