06698nam 22009015 450 991025492860332120220415181434.01-137-46950-110.1057/9781137469502(CKB)3710000000500501(EBL)4082359(SSID)ssj0001569160(PQKBManifestationID)16220143(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001569160(PQKBWorkID)13376771(PQKB)10183886(SSID)ssj0001616748(PQKBManifestationID)16348400(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001616748(PQKBWorkID)14921698(PQKB)10521940(DE-He213)978-1-137-46950-2(MiAaPQ)EBC4082359(PPN)19169925X(EXLCZ)99371000000050050120160126d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrICTs in developing countries[electronic resource] research, practices and policy implications /edited by Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri1st ed. 2016.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2016.1 online resource (212 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-56320-X 1-137-46949-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; ICTs in Developing Countries; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Preface; Section I Conceptualising digital divide and ICT for development; Section II Dynamics and kinetics of the adoption, use and appropriation of ICTs in developing societies; Section III Policy and practitioner implications; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Section I: Conceptualising Digital Divide and ICT for Development; 1: A Critical Review of the ICT for Development Research; Introduction; Digital divide: a contentious issue; Narrowing the digital divide: a myth or realityOptimistic about bridging the digital divideDoubtful and/or cautiously optimistic; Critical review of some of the ICT-led projects; Theorising ICTs for development; Gap in the current literature and future of ICT4D; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2: Structurational Explication of Technology Adoption in ICT4D : A Throwback to Giddens; Introduction; A return to Giddens' social theory of structuration; Putting the agent back in focus; Duality of structure, agency and knowledgeability, and unintended consequences in structuration; Rules-resources frameworkPower as transformative capacity in structurationICT4D through a Giddensian lens; Modernity and change; The centrality of the 'social'; Concluding remarks; Note; References; Section II: Dynamics and Kinetics of the Adoption, Use and Appropriation of ICTs in Developing Societies; 3: Impacts of Information and Communication Technology Implementation on Regulated Financial Services: The Case of Swaziland; Introduction; Background; Overview of Swaziland and the socio-economic climate; The Swaziland financial system; Methodology; Data collection procedure; Data analysis; Case studyThe direct payroll deduction processExcessive payroll deductions; Implementation of the Central Deduction Administration System (CDAS); Post-implementation impacts and issues; Findings from the case study analysis; Comparison of CDAS versus non-CDAS deductions; Salary advances; Post-implementation compliance issues; Cooperatives - the nature of ownership and stakeholders; Non-complying cooperatives and their impact on the financial market; Lack of government control; Implications; Organizational-level impacts of ICT; Implications for other African nations; Conclusion; Note; Reference4: How Young Chinese Consumers Choose among Different Smartphone Brands: The Importance of Socio-cultural and Marketing FactorsIntroduction; Emerging markets and smartphone brands; Methodology; Results; Brand choice influencers; Social influence; Brand popularity; Brand image and loyalty; Design of the smartphone; Mianzi; Smartphone features; Discussion; References; 5: Global Tools Enhance Local Exchange through Community Currency in an Alternate Economy; Introduction; Reciprocal gift e-conomy; The Great Transformation; Relationship economics in a network society; The high-tech gift economyMoney 2:0ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of contextual information and disciplinary perspectives.International business enterprisesDevelopment economicsManagement information systemsElectrical engineeringInternational economicsLeadershipInternational Businesshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/525000Development Economicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000Business Information Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/522030Communications Engineering, Networkshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T24035International Economicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W33000Business Strategy/Leadershiphttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/515010International business enterprises.Development economics.Management information systems.Electrical engineering.International economics.Leadership.International Business.Development Economics.Business Information Systems.Communications Engineering, Networks.International Economics.Business Strategy/Leadership.303.48/33091724Dey Biditedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSorour Karimedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtFilieri Raffaeleedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910254928603321ICTs in Developing Countries2288957UNINA