Research Approaches to Mobile Use in the Developing World: A Review of the Literature
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- 6 May 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Information Society
- Vol. 24 (3) , 140-159
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01972240802019970
Abstract
This paper reviews roughly 200 recent studies of mobile (cellular) phone use in the developing world, and identifies major concentrations of research. It categorizes studies along two dimensions. One dimension distinguishes studies of the determinants of mobile adoption from those that assess the impacts of mobile use, and from those focused on the interrelationships between mobile technologies and users. A secondary dimension identifies a subset of studies with a strong economic development perspective. The discussion considers the implications of the resulting review and typology for future research.Keywords
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