Social capital has been identified as an important factor influencing successful uptake of technological innovations among small-scale, rural farmers in developing countries. This study draws on descriptive statistics and regression analysis of data obtained from 325 farmers in southwest Nigeria...

Land use change is a key requirement for improving rural incomes and making a significant reduction in poverty levels globally. Over 70% of the world’s poor are located in rural areas, with land use as a major source of subsistence. Improving the productivity of their land use systems is...

This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...

Purpose – This research aims to explore factors influencing accountants' usage of enterprise resource planning (ERP) at a global development agency. The paper tests a model, which hypothesised that attitudes, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and self-efficacy would...

The increasing number of smart phones presents a significant opportunity for the development of m-payment services. Despite the predicted success of m-payment, the market remains immature in most countries. This can be explained by the lack of agreement on standards and business models for all...

This paper explores the economic models associated to different mobile-payment systems. We first present the existing experiences and review the few economic literature on the subject. We then concentrate on the four economic models currently experimented around the world: the operator-centric...

The main goal of our research is to analyze users' acceptance of mobile payment systems, considering the population's widespread use of mobile devices. In order to explain acceptance, we have added trust and perceived risk to the traditional variables. To this end, we have carried out a study...

This paper reveals certain directions which can be followed by the consumer of digital media and also shows which are the challenges that should be taken in consideration by the administrators of these media during the next years. This work has mainly an empirical nature and is based on various...

This paper describes the state-of-the-art of mobile payment and how it affects our world. The results of the paper show that advancement of mobile technology is growing and with this comes many new opportunities with mobile payment. With this knowledge, the findings of this research show that...

This paper describes the state-of-the-art of mobile payment and how it affects our world. The results of the paper show that advancement of mobile technology is growing and with this comes many new opportunities with mobile payment. With this knowledge, the findings of this research show that...