Examining the Application of Mobile Phone in Business Practice Among Small Scale Businesses in Tamale Metropolis
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https://doi.org/10.14738/tnc.84.9391Keywords:
Mobile Phones, Mobile Phone Applications, Small Scale BusinessAbstract
This research examined the application of mobile phone in business practice among small scale businesses in Tamale metropolis. A quantitative research approach was adopted and the target population was users of mobile money application among Small Scale Businesses in Tamale Metropolis. The general objective of the study is to examining the application of mobile phones in business practice among Small Scale Businesses in Tamale metropolis. It is found out by the researcher that usually people use it to transact business that is making and receiving money as payment. Hence, it is established that mobile phone gives them opportunity to keep records as evidence. The research revealed that, mobile money is noted to facilitate and speed up transaction of businesses. Also, it is found out that, it enhances convenience of handling resources effectively. It is established that, monies in the mobile phone are safer and remain safe even if the mobile device is lost. It is clearly indicated that many people lose their monies every now and then from fraudsters through the introduction of mobile money. The study shows that technological changes are some of the factors Small Scale Businesses faced. To optimize the benefits to be realized from mobile money application in businesses, there is the need to overcome the challenges of the application among small scale businesses.
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Pazos, P., Chung, J., &Micari, M. (2013).Instant messaging as a task-support tool in information technology organizations. Journal of Business Communication, 50, 68-86. doi:10.1177/0021943612465181
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Prerna and Preeti. (2012). Mobile banking in India: barriers in adoption and Service preferences. Integral Review-A Journal of Management,5(1), 1-7.
Qureshi et al., 2012 I. Qureshi, K. Ilyas, R. Yasmin, M. WhittyChallenges of implementing e-learning in a Pakistani university Knowledge Manage. E-Learning Int. J., 4 (3) (2012), pp. 310-324 View Record in ScopusGoogle Scholar
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Ratten, V. (2011) Social Cognitive Theory in Mobile Banking Innovations. International Journal of E-Business Research, 7(1), 39-51, January-March 2011 39
Reed, B. L. (2014). Mobilizing payments: behind the screen of the latest payment trend. Journal of High Technology Law, 14, 451-482. Retrieved from http://www.jhtl.org/
Ricky-Okine, Twum and Owusu, (2014).A qualitative approach to examining the challenges of Ghanaian small and medium scale enterprises. (SMEs):
Rogers, E.M. (1995). Diffusion of Innovations, 4th edn, The Free Press, New York.
Rogers, E.M. (1983). Diffusion of innovations, 3rd edn, The Free Press, New York.
Rogers, E.M. (1962). Diffusion of Innovations, 1st edn, The Free Press, New York.
Rogers, E.M. & Shoemaker, F.F. (1971). Communication of Innovations: a cross-culture approach, 2nd edn, Free Press, New York. Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations(5thed.). New York: Free Press.
Rouf, K. A. (2012). The advantages of micro-credit lending programs and the human capabilities approach for women’s poverty reduction and increased human rights in Bangladesh.International Journal of Research Studies in Management,1(2).
Setirek, A.C., Tanrıkulu, Z. (2015). Significant developmental factors that can affect the sustainability of mobile learning.Procedia -Social and Behavioral Sciences, 191( 2), 2089-2096.
Sharma, S. K., Govindaluri, S. M., Al-Muharrami, S., &Tarhini, A. (2017). A multi-analytical model for mobile banking adoption: A developing country perspective. Review of International Business and Strategy, 1(27), 133-148. doi:10.1108/RIBS-11-2016-0074
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Shaw, N. (2014). The mediating influence of trust in the adoption of the mobile wallet. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 21, 449-459. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2014.03.008
Soltysiak, M., &Suraj M. D. (2014).Internet banking awareness and preferences among young people in Poland. Humanities and Social Sciences, 21(3), 213-214. doi:10.7862/rz.2014.hss.48
Sreejesh S., Anusree M.R., Amarnath M. (2016). Effect of information content and form on customers’ attitude and transaction intention in mobile banking: Moderating role of perceived privacy concern. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 34, 1092-1113. doi:10.1108/IJBM-07-2015-0107
Tchouassi, G. (2012) Can Mobile Phones Really Work to Extend Banking Services to the Unbanked? Empirical Lessons from Selected Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, International journal of Development Societies, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2012, 70-81
Thong J. Y. L., Hong, S. J., and Tam, K. Y. 2006. “The Effects of Post-Adoption Beliefs on the Expectation–Confirmation Model for Information Technology Continuance,” International Journal of Human-Computer Studies(64:9), pp. 799-810.
Tiwari, R., S. Buse, and C. Herstatt (2006): “Mobile Banking as Business Strategy: Impact of mobile Technologies on Customer Behaviour and its Implications for Banks”, in: Technology Management for the Global Future –Proceedings of PICMET '06, July 8 –13, 2006, Istanbul, pp. 1935 –1946.
Traxler, 2002 J. TraxlerEvaluating m-learning University of Birmingham, European Workshop on Mobile and Contextual Learning (2002), pp. 63-64 View Record in ScopusGoogle Scholar
Turan, B., Haşit, G. (2014). Teknolojikabulmodelivesınıföğretmenleriüzerindebiruygulama. Journal of Alanya Faculty of Business, 6(1), 109-119.
Vallerand, R. J. (1997). Toward a Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
Verlag, Berlin, Germany (2009), pp. 233-249 CrossRefView Record in ScopusGoogle Scholar.
Viberg, O. (2015). Design and use of mobile technology in distance language education: Matching learning practices with technologies-in-practice. Repro: Örebro University.
Wambari, P. A. M (2009), Mobile banking in developing countries. A case study on Kenya.Unpublished Master‟s Thesis VaasanAmmattikorkeakoulu.
Wan, W., Luk, C., & Chow, C. (2005). Customers’ adoption of banking channels in Hong Kong. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 23(3), 255-272.
Wilen-Daungenti, 2009 T. Wilen-DaungentiEdu: Technology and Learning Environments in Higher Education Peter Lang Inc, New York (2009) Google Scholar
Yu R. (2013, June 05). “Small business gets boost from mobile marketing”, USA Today, available online at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/06/04. Hat Mobile Maturity Survey 2015.
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ABUBAKARI, A.-R. (2020). Examining the Application of Mobile Phone in Business Practice Among Small Scale Businesses in Tamale Metropolis. Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences, 8(4), 11–30. https://doi.org/10.14738/tnc.84.9391
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