Learning mobile money in social networks: Comparing a rural and urban region in Uganda

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Highlights:

• Social networks are important in the acquisition of skills to operate mobile money.

• Network features are stronger than individual attributes in explaining learning.

• Social networks effects are stronger for learning in the rural areas.

• The educated are less dependent on social networks for learning in urban areas.

• Persons with mobile phone skills are less dependent on social ties in rural areas.

摘要

•Social networks are important in the acquisition of skills to operate mobile money.•Network features are stronger than individual attributes in explaining learning.•Social networks effects are stronger for learning in the rural areas.•The educated are less dependent on social networks for learning in urban areas.•Persons with mobile phone skills are less dependent on social ties in rural areas.

论文关键词:Mobile money,Mobile phone,Social networks,Social learning,Skills,Developing country

论文评审过程:Received 14 April 2019, Revised 22 July 2019, Accepted 7 September 2019, Available online 9 September 2019, Version of Record 24 October 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.09.005