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Using Mobile Technologies for eBusiness Infrastructure in Kenyan Rural Micro and Small Enterprises: Hype or Opportunity?

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Wamuyu, Patrick Kanyi Maharaj, Manoj
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The number of mobile telephone subscribers has grown steadily (CCK 2009) since the liberalization of the Kenyan telecommunications sub-sector through the 1997 Communications Act (KCA 2008). This has seen increased Mobile technologies penetration in the rural areas. Mobile telephones are the first telecommunications infrastructure in most Kenyan rural enterprises. As has been seen in the case of Bangladesh (Lawson C & N Meyenn 2000), this has contributed to development through employment creation, access to services and increased access to information. With such a massive acceptance, mobile technologies create opportunities for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in rural areas to deploy an eBusiness infrastructure. These technologies also present a unique opportunity for Medium and Small Enterprises (MSEs) to overcome their institutional impediments to Internet access and e-payments by providing new services and technical capabilities such as effective and highly available voice communication, Internet access and e-payments transactions. Availability of these technologies is only an enabling factor. To positively impact an organization’s performance, mobile technologies must appropriately match its eBusiness infrastructure requirements. However, appropriateness alone does not guarantee use. User acceptance is critical to successful implementation of any new technology. This study extends Task-Technology Fit (TTF) theory to incorporate acceptance as a factor that could influence the use of Wireless eBusiness
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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