Whither Social Media for Digital Activism: The Case of the Caribbean

Broome, Pearson A.; Adugu, Emmanuel

doi:10.9734/bjesbs/2015/18733

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“…PAYG services are hindrances to the extensive use of e-commerce, because the intensive use necessary for online shopping with calls and texts, sending e-mails, downloading data and accessing the internet can be costly per minute and may cost more than with a fixed contract. In addition, resorting to a full contractual package comes with its own credit burdens, as some ISPs lock users into purchasing expensive handsets and other services such as accessing the internet may be more expensive (Broome & Adugu, 2015). Another barrier to mobile e-commerce adoption is the unnecessary and inefficient duplication of handsets caused by unfair pricing practices.…”

Section: Limitations and Asymmetries Of Infrastructurementioning

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Conceptualizing the foundations of a regional e-commerce strategy: Open networks or closed regimes? The case of CARICOM

Broome

2016

Cogent Business & Management

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Although there has been much to boast about in advanced countries regarding e-commerce as a viable business strategy, many doubt its application to developing countries. Several papers examine individual case studies from advanced developing countries but few have presented a systemic focus on the ecosystem of an e-commerce sector, and even fewer on small island developing states (SIDS) such as the Caribbean, and those often lack a comprehensive awareness of the sector, and/or are dated. The central aim of this conceptual paper therefore is to address this lacuna by discussing the importance of understanding the broader political, social, cognitive, and economic issues and their implications and applications inherent in the development of an e-commerce sector. From this, the main objective will be to conceptualize an e-commerce strategy for their development. To realize this main aim, the article leverages a historical comparative perspective that critically examines causal analysis, experiences, and iterative processes gleaned over time from a structured analytical comparison of several national and regional case studies to conceptualize the factors and conditions under which e-commerce may contribute to, and can be adopted for development. As its main objective, the paper then presents a policy framework of recommendations guided by mutually

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Section: Limitations and Asymmetries Of Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualizing the foundations of a regional e-commerce strategy: Open networks or closed regimes? The case of CARICOM

Broome

2016

Cogent Business & Management

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Whither Social Media for Digital Activism: The Case of the Caribbean

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Conceptualizing the foundations of a regional e-commerce strategy: Open networks or closed regimes? The case of CARICOM

Conceptualizing the foundations of a regional e-commerce strategy: Open networks or closed regimes? The case of CARICOM

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