dc.contributor.author | Onyango, Rael A | |
dc.contributor.author | Eijdenberg, Emiel L | |
dc.contributor.author | Obange, Nelson | |
dc.contributor.author | Masurel, Enno | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-29T16:56:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-29T16:56:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5806 | |
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-2909-2_23 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Mobile money is a no-frills mobile phone-based payment instrument, which is widely used in many emerging economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of what mobile money means is of great importance for micro-entrepreneurs who operate in the changing digital environments of emerging economies. Little attention has been devoted to contextual studies on mobile money use by micro-entrepreneurs in emerging economies. With this in mind, this study aims to develop a deeper understanding of what mobile money really means to micro-entrepreneurs. We conducted individual interviews with 23 experts on micro-entrepreneurship and experienced entrepreneurs in Kenya, the emerging economy context of this study. Through qualitative analyses, we filtered the data into a number of meaningful takeaways, which are several “conveniences” of using mobile money by micro-entrepreneurs. The findings show that mobile money contains a lot of positive conveniences for micro-entrepreneurs, including convenience for payments, timely updates, savings and, lastly, convenience of obtaining loaning and overdraft facilities. Other than expanding scholarly knowledge, the findings provide useful practical and managerial insights. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature Singapore | en_US |
dc.subject | Emerging economy, Entrepreneurship, M-Pesa, Micro-entrepreneurs, Sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
dc.title | Scoping the Conveniences of Mobile Money for Micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |