Abstract Drawing on the notion of alignment, this paper endeavors to reappraise e-Government maturity models in the English system of criminal justice. It argues that e-Government maturity models are characterized by relatively-stable trajectories which are punctuated by radical shifts toward full-blown e-Government transformation. Far from being a prescriptive and linear process, e-Government maturity is an unpredictable process where turning points (or radical shifts) play a crucial role in the e-Government strategizing process. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed by developing a new theory of e-Government maturity that explains the twists and turns of e-Government strategizing.

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电子政务研究中的成熟度模型重新评估：轨迹转折点理论

摘要本文借鉴统一性的概念，力图重新评估英语刑事司法体系中的电子政务成熟度模型。它认为，电子政务成熟度模型的特征是相对稳定的轨迹，其特征是朝着全面的电子政务转型进行根本性转变。电子政务成熟度不是一个规定性的线性过程，而是一个不可预测的过程，其中转折点（或根本性转变）在电子政务战略制定过程中起着至关重要的作用。通过开发一种新的电子政务成熟度理论来讨论理论和实践意义，该理论解释了电子政务战略制定的曲折和曲折。