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Toward Entrepreneurial Behavior in Underserved Communities: An Ethnographic Decision Tree Model of Telecenter Usage

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  • Arlene Bailey
  • Ojelanki Ngwenyama

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This paper investigates the decision-making process of community members who decide on using telecenters for entrepreneurial endeavors. A qualitative approach through interviews with telecenter staff and users is used to assess the barriers and enablers to economic activity through use of telecenters. An ethnographic decision tree model is developed to illustrate the process through which a community member makes a decision to use the telecenter to support economic livelihood. A predictive model for entrepreneurial behavior is proposed based on the factors which influence the usage of telecenters for entrepreneurship - social ties, opportunity recognition and support from the telecenters.

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  • Arlene Bailey & Ojelanki Ngwenyama, 2013. "Toward Entrepreneurial Behavior in Underserved Communities: An Ethnographic Decision Tree Model of Telecenter Usage," Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 230-248, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:titdxx:v:19:y:2013:i:3:p:230-248
    DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2012.751571
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    1. Habib Ntwoku & Solomon Negash & Peter Meso, 2017. "ICT adoption in Cameroon SME: application of Bass diffusion model," Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(2), pages 296-317, April.

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