Bruce Rocheleau

Bruce Rocheleau is a professor of political science in the Department of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. In the area of information management in the public sector, he is currently pursuing empirical research concerning the use of computers and related information technologies in the public sector. His research includes the study of information management, geographic information systems, impacts of networks, and organizational problems involved in sharing information and resources. In the area of policy analysis and evaluation, his research includes the study of welfare, mental health, and aging policies. His research has included studies of the implementation and impact of programs in these areas. He is the author of numerous publications about governmental information management. He recently published the book Public Management Information Systems (Idea Group Inc., 2006) and edited the book Case Studies in Digital Government (IGI Global, 2007).

Publications

Politics, Accountability, and Information Management
Politics, Accountability, and Information Management
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2009. 35 pages.
This chapter provides examples of the politics of managing information in public organizations by studying both its internal and external aspects. Within the organization...
Foreword
Foreword
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2008. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on Public Information Technology.
Case Studies on Digital Government
Case Studies on Digital Government
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2007. 334 pages.
IT practitioners in government and computer science programs represent a significant population of professionals constantly attempting to obtain information on the latest...
Politics, Accountability, and Information Management
Politics, Accountability, and Information Management
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2007. 37 pages.
This chapter provides examples of the politics of managing information in public organizations by studying both its internal and external aspects. Within the organization...
Public Management Information Systems
Public Management Information Systems
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 382 pages.
Public Management Information Systems provides public administrators with a map of the key actors and processes they need to be aware of if they are to be successful in making IT...
Public and Private Information Systems: How Are They Similar? How Are They Different
Public and Private Information Systems: How Are They Similar? How Are They Different
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 22 pages.
Information managers need to be aware of the fact that managing IT in the public sectorpresents different challenges than those faced in the private sector. However, there...
Planning for Information Technology in the Public Sector
Planning for Information Technology in the Public Sector
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 33 pages.
Experts agree that formal strategic IT plans should not only be done, but they should alsobe revised regularly at least on a yearly basis (Barrett & Greene, 2001). Reed (2003)...
Procuring Information Technology for Government
Procuring Information Technology for Government
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 44 pages.
Over the past 15 years, the nature of procurement of information technology hasundergone radical change in government. These changes are due to the development ofnew technologies...
Prescriptions for IT in Government: How Do We Know What Works Best?
Prescriptions for IT in Government: How Do We Know What Works Best?
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 28 pages.
Information systems have become an important concern of generalist managers ingovernmental organizations and public managers need to learn how to manage IT. Forgeneralist and IT...
Electric Government
Electric Government
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 49 pages.
Electronic government (e-government) has become a primary focus of informationmanagement for governmental officials as well as IT staff. In this chapter, I review thebasic...
Politics, Leadership, and Information Technology
Politics, Leadership, and Information Technology
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 39 pages.
The underlying premise of this chapter is that information is power and consequentlyinformation management is inherently political. Information asymmetries give an advan-tage of...
Information Technology, Training, and Organizational Learning
Information Technology, Training, and Organizational Learning
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 20 pages.
The development of information technology creates many new opportunities for orga-nizations to acquire and disseminate knowledge and skills among its employees. Due tothe crucial...
Information Management and Ethical Issues in Government
Information Management and Ethical Issues in Government
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 38 pages.
There are many ethical and legal issues raised by the growing of electronic informationmanagement and there is a growing literature on the development of “cyber-ethics.”There is...
Evaluation and Information Technology
Evaluation and Information Technology
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 34 pages.
It is important to evaluate information technology because if you don’t assess resultsfrom IT, research (e.g., Markus et al., 2000, p. 255) shows that you will not achieve...
Governments and IT Sharing
Governments and IT Sharing
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 27 pages.
There are many reasons why today’s computerized information systems can achievemore sharing in government than ever before. Over the last decade, an increasingemphasis has been...
Information Technology, Accountability, and Information Stewardship
Information Technology, Accountability, and Information Stewardship
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2006. 43 pages.
Over the past two decades, there has been an unabated demand for more accountabilityfrom public organizations. The term “accountability” is employed with a variety ofdifferent...
Politics, Accountability, and Governmental Information Systems
Politics, Accountability, and Governmental Information Systems
Bruce Rocheleau. © 2003. 33 pages.
Information systems are becoming more involved in politics due to the growth of the World Wide Web, electronic government, and the increasing digitization of information of all...
The Political Dimensions of Information Systems in Public Administration
The Political Dimensions of Information Systems in Public Administration
Bruce Rocheleau. © 1999. 18 pages.
Many information management and generalist managers ignore the political aspects of managing information systems. But this chapter shows that political factors are often the most...