06416nam 22009735 450 991025492860332120240627160955.09781137469502113746950110.1057/9781137469502(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(Perlego)3488180(EXLCZ)99371000000050050120160126d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrICTs in Developing Countries 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.9781349563203 134956320X 9781137469496 1137469498 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 economicsBusiness information servicesTelecommunicationInternational economic relationsStrategic planningLeadershipInternational BusinessDevelopment EconomicsBusiness Information SystemsCommunications Engineering, NetworksInternational EconomicsBusiness Strategy and LeadershipInternational business enterprises.Development economics.Business information services.Telecommunication.International economic relations.Strategic planning.Leadership.International Business.Development Economics.Business Information Systems.Communications Engineering, Networks.International Economics.Business Strategy and 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