Information Technology and Models of Governmental Productivity
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Technological changes in office automation offer the promise of improved productivity which in turn offers hope of continued overall productivity for government bureaucracies. The assessment of productivity resulting from information technology is reviewed in tandem with governmental measures of productivity. The authors devised a model of government in which productivity can be improved in five ways: lower costs and greater service, lower costs and constant services, constant costs and greater services, higher costs and greater increase in services, lower costs and smaller decrease in services. The conclusions of the authors are that total factor productivity may increase but cost savings will be low or unlikely.
Publication Name: Public Administration Review
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0033-3352
Year: 1983
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Microcomputers and Local Government: New Economics and New Opportunities
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Microcomputers and information technologies will have a major impact on local governments in the 1980s. The lower costs of computing make their use imperative for governments. Productivity and efficiency can be vastly improved by their use. Employees should be encouraged to develop their creativity with these tools. The level of services to citizens can also be improved.
Publication Name: Public Administration Review
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0033-3352
Year: 1984
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Microcomputers in Local Government
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Microcomputers can be used in a variety of ways in local governments. Many software programs are available for almost any office job. Lists of any sort can be easily stored and printed with a microcomputer and printer. Good equipment is widely available at costs that will pay for itself in increased productivity. Fewer errors will result in their use.
Publication Name: Public Administration Review
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0033-3352
Year: 1984
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