Regional differences in stakeholders' perspectives on strategies to overcome teledensity limitations: An exploratory comparison of selected latin american and sub-saharan african countries

Peter Meso, Bangaly Kaba, Victor Mbarika, Richard McCline

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    Abstract

    Prior research has identified specific factors that hinder growth of teledensity in developing countries and specific strategies used to overcome such limitations both in Latin America and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior research also has reported on the perceptions that telecommunications stakeholders have on how various strategies can inform and assist in the enhancement of teledensity in each of the two continental regions. This study fills a gap in the literature by investigating similarities and differences in the telecommunication stakeholders' perspectives of specific strategies used to address teledensity limitations in Latin America as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa. Independent samples of survey participants (Latin America's and Sub-Saharan Africa's telecommunications stakeholders) analyzed the strategies. Using appropriate statistical procedures, we examined these stakeholders' perceptions to find areas of commonality and difference in their respective perspectives on the effectiveness of selected strategies. Qualitative comments to support the stakeholders' responses are reported, together with future research implications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)184-200
    Number of pages17
    JournalJournal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
    Volume60
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan. 2009

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