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The Significance of Trust to the Adoption of E-Working Practices Within Local Government

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  • Hazel Beadle

    (University of Chichester, Bognor Regis, UK)

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Drawing upon an in-depth study of one local authority based in the United Kingdom, this article examines the significance of trust to local government workers who are beginning to make increasing use of e-technologies through e-working practices. The article identifies trust to be of particular significance but that the examined context is not supportive of that trust being developed. It notes differences in the perceptions surrounding trust development, that consideration of trust is not just limited to the relationship between management and their workers, and that there is a fear that trust is at risk of abuse. In the face of e-work serving to raise the profile of trust as a significant factor for concern, the associated technologies are suggested to have the potential to offer a solution to some of the issues arising.

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  • Hazel Beadle, 2018. "The Significance of Trust to the Adoption of E-Working Practices Within Local Government," International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI), IGI Global, vol. 14(4), pages 81-94, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jthi00:v:14:y:2018:i:4:p:81-94
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