Preliminary insights into m-commerce adoption in Ghana

Information Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-265

  Boadi, Raymond A ^a   Boateng, Richard ^b   Hinson, Robert ^c   Opoku, Robert A ^d  

^a HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

^d KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Farmers; Fishermen; Ghana; M commerce; Mobile commerce; Rural business; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249016276     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: 17416469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666907084761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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