Socio Economic Impact Of Mobile Phones On the Bottom Of Pyramid Population- A Pilot Study

被引：6
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作者：
Londhe, B. R. [1 ]
Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan [1 ]
Divekar, Rajiv [1 ]
机构：
[1] Symbiosis Int Univ, Symbiosis Inst Management Studies, Pune, Maharashtra, India
来源：
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY - SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (SIMS) | 2014年 / 11卷
关键词：
Mobile Phones; Social Network; Socioeconomic Impact; Bottom of Pyramid;
D O I：
10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00227-5
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The proliferation of mobile phones has contributed in reducing the rural urban differential across several developing nations around the world. India is second to China in terms of mobile phone usage with ever increasing rural penetration of hardware and mobile service providers. The mobile phone technology has created a positive impact on, enhancing job prospects, improving literacy and healthcare and thereby contributing in poverty reduction. It has also enabled superior social network. In this work we report the results of a pilot study executed to understand the socioeconomic impact of mobile phones on the bottom of pyramid (BOP) population. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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页码：620 / 625
页数：6
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