Rationalization of mobile telephony by small-scale entrepreneurs in Myanmar

Ling, Richard; Parekh, Priya; Zainudeen, Ayesha; Galpaya, Helani

doi:10.1080/1369118x.2017.1391310

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“…The geographies of mobile phone related "hustling" observed in Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi are also novel in their presentation of affinities with, and departure from, literature on geographies of uncertainty linked to mobile phone usage (Archambault, 2013;Ling et al, 2019;Velghe, 2012). This enables us to add new and critical perspectives on young people's spatial navigation of the urban terrain, and better understand their formulation of strategies to actualise their personal aspirations, meet societal expectations, and overcome feelings of being left behind.…”

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“…Hence, despite the challenges young people face gaining meaningful employment in African cities (Gough & Langevang, 2016;Thieme, 2018), it is argued that mobile phones can help them overcome employment constraints (Overå, 2008;Porter, 2012), grow mobile-focused start-ups and technology hubs (Afutu-Kotey et al, 2017a), and provide routes out of poverty (Velghe, 2012). It is important, however, to flag that mobile phones can also introduce challenges into the lives of small-scale entrepreneurs (Ling et al, 2019) and, as Carmody (2012) has argued, may serve as tools of domination that reinforce existing inequalities and reproduce poverty.…”

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Geographies of youth, mobile phones, and the urban hustle

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2020

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Geographers have shown how mobile phones are transforming urban economies in Africa by altering the temporal and spatial nature of commercial transactions. Less well documented is how young people in Africa are using mobile phones to navigate the interplay between personal hopes, social expectations, and financial uncertainty associated with urban life. Drawing on qualitative data from youth in two Ghanaian cities, and insights from literature on youth geographies, hustling, and everyday urbanism, this paper explores how young people use mobile phones to conjure up and sustain social relations and income-generating opportunities in urban settings. Three significant thematic findings emerge from our empirical data: the role of mobile phones in shaping young people's social status and responsibilities; the use of mobile phones as instruments for surveillance and relationships; and the use of mobile phone technologies as assets for realising income-generating opportunities. Conceptually, our exploration of mobile phone usage furthers geographical scholarship by providing new insights on the multidimensional nature of constraints faced by youth and their strategies to overcome them. Furthermore, the incorporation of a comparative element within the study illustrates the need for a more spatially nuanced understanding of young people's uptake and use of mobile phone technologies.

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Geographies of youth, mobile phones, and the urban hustle

Amankwaa

2020

Geographical Journal

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Systematic Review of Entrepreneurship Studies in Communication Research

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Despite scholarly consensus that communication is significant to entrepreneurial organizing, communication research in entrepreneurship is nascent. To advance theory and empirical research, this article presents a systematic review of entrepreneurship studies published in communication journals. Through a comprehensive keyword and literature search, we identified 49 relevant articles published in the past 30 years. Content and computational analyses suggest scholars have studied entrepreneurship in a variety of communication domains and sub-fields, including news and journalism, new media technologies, and social networks. Furthermore, most research has focused on conventional entrepreneurship and the processes supporting it rather than entrepreneurship’s antecedents and/or outcomes. Based on our review, we highlight six areas for future research in the intersection of communication and entrepreneurship: (1) entrepreneurial identity, (2) innovation, (3) social networks, (4) digital technologies, (5) institutions, and (6) entrepreneurship by historically underrepresented and minoritized groups.

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Rationalization of mobile telephony by small-scale entrepreneurs in Myanmar

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Geographies of youth, mobile phones, and the urban hustle

Geographies of youth, mobile phones, and the urban hustle

Valuable information on recyclable waste: Mobile phones and the rationalization of the scrap-handling sector in Myanmar

Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Systematic Review of Entrepreneurship Studies in Communication Research

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