Study on the Conceptual Model of E-Government standards Adoption Based on Institutional Theory

The purpose of this study is to investigate the forces that promote national e-government standards adoption and diffusion by government agencies. By using institutional theory as a theoretical basis, a conceptual model is set up and the hypotheses are proposed. Three forces of improving national e-government standards adoption are discussed. They are coercive forces, mimetic forces and normative forces. The survey questionnaire has been developed which will be used to test the theoretical model. All the data will be expectedly collected by the end of May, 2013 and then the structural equation model will be analyzed with PLS. From a theoretical perspective, the research model may be informative for researchers investigating the adoption of other technological standards. From the practical perspective, the research results may give some advice to government officials to promote the diffusion national e-government standards.