ICTs in Developing Countries : Research, Practices and Policy Implications / / edited by Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri

• 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; 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
• 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: 9781137469502; 1137469501
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910254928603321
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