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Titolo: |
ICTs in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : research, practices and policy implications / / edited by Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri
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Pubblicazione: | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2016. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina: | 303.48/33091724 |
Soggetto topico: | International 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 | |
Persona (resp. second.): | DeyBidit |
SorourKarim | |
FilieriRaffaele | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 reality |
Optimistic 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 framework | |
Power 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 study | |
The 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; Reference | |
4: 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 economy | |
Money 2:0 | |
Sommario/riassunto: | ICTs 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | ICTs in Developing Countries ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-137-46950-1 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910254928603321 |
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